Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 January 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-24696
Location: 32 km NE of Yankai –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Flight control systems and engine.Flight control systems and engine.
Category: Accident
A flight involving a crew experienced a catastrophic accident, resulting in multiple fatalities. The aircraft crashed.A flight involving a crew experienced a catastrophic accident, resulting in multiple fatalities. The aircraft crashed.
Description
Crew bailed out; plane crashed. At least one fatality.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
