Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 10 December 1946
Aircraft Type: Curtiss R5C-1 Commando (C-46A)
Owner/operator: United States Marine Corps
Registration Number: 39528
Location: Mount Rainier, WA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A USMC Curtiss Commando transport plane crashed on Mount Rainier during bad weather, resulting in the deaths of all 32 on board. The aircraft was en route from Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS to NAS Sand Point, Seattle, Washington. The wreckage was discovered in July 1947.A USMC Curtiss Commando transport plane crashed on Mount Rainier during bad weather, resulting in the deaths of all 32 on board. The aircraft was en route from Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS to NAS Sand Point, Seattle, Washington. The wreckage was discovered in July 1947.
Description
A USMC Curtiss Commando transport plane was destroyed when it flew into South Tahoma Glacier on Mt. Rainier, WA in bad weather. All 32 on board were killed. The airplane was en route from Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, California to NAS Sand Point, Seattle, Washington. The wreckage was not found until July 1947. It had crashed on the 10,500 foot level of Mount Rainier.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rSY_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XE8MAAAAIBAJ&dq=marines&pg=3802%2C3062199http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rSY_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XE8MAAAAIBAJ&dq=marines&pg=3802%2C3062199Primary Cause
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