Incident Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Comando LV-FTO, Monday 10 February 1958
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Date:Monday 10 February 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Comando
Owner/operator:Transcontinental SA
Registration: LV-FTO
MSN: 193
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown, repaired
Location:Buenos Aires-Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, BA -   Argentina
Phase: Standing
Nature:-
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
Caught fire at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery while in a hangar.

Sources:


https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/p/alfa-sociedad-mixta-aviacion-del.html
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2010/05/lv-fto-curtiss-c-46a-55-ck170-commando_02.html
EL LITORAL, sábado 1 de Julio de 1961 página
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/26436/?page=4
La Nueva
https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2011-7-11-9-0-0-un-tragico-accidente

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

10 October 1959 LV-FTO Trascontinental SA 0 Pajas Blancas en la provincia de Córdoba sub
30 June 1961 LV-FTO Transcontinental SA 24 Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP) w/o
CFIT

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Apr-2025 11:19 Gamietea Esteban Added
20-Apr-2025 11:20 ASN Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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