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| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1952 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 |
| Owner/operator: | CAAC |
| Registration: | 216 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Chongqing -
 China
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
After the C-46 took off from Chongqing Baishiyi Airport with 3 crew members and an unspecified number of passengers aboard, its starboard engine nacelle caught fire at 9000 ft. The crew returned for emergency landing; they also extinguished the fire within ten minutes. However, the first officer misinterpreted the landing gear indication lights and did not lock the landing gear prior to touchdown. As a consequence, the landing gear retracted by itself on the ground, and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. There was no casualty.
Sources:
CAAC. Compilation of Civil Aviation Accidents (I) 1949~1958. pp. 5-8. (in Chinese)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2024 14:14 | RDV | Added |
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