Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 June 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-101037
Location: 39 km WSW of Mohanbari –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Engine nacelleEngine nacelle
Category: Accident
An aircraft, a Cessna 208, departed Mohanbari at 21:00 UTC on a flight across the mountain range to Chanyi, China, climbing slowly and reaching an altitude of 2500 feet after twelve minutes. The pilot discovered a fire in the right engine nacelle and attempted to extinguish it unsuccessfully. The pilot directed the copilot and radio operator to bail out, but was unable to leave the aircraft when it crashed.An aircraft, a Cessna 208, departed Mohanbari at 21:00 UTC on a flight across the mountain range to Chanyi, China, climbing slowly and reaching an altitude of 2500 feet after twelve minutes. The pilot discovered a fire in the right engine nacelle and attempted to extinguish it unsuccessfully. The pilot directed the copilot and radio operator to bail out, but was unable to leave the aircraft when it crashed.
Description
The aircraft departed Mohanbari at 21:00 UTC on a flight across the mountain range to Chanyi, China. It climbed very slowly, and had only attained an altitude of 2500 feet after twelve minutes. The pilot then noticed a fire in the right engine nacelle. Attempts to extinguish the fire failed and the pilot directed the copilot and radio operator to bail out. The pilot was not able to leave the aircraft when it crashed.
Primary Cause
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