Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 January 1948
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Location: Mukden Airport (SHE) –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 54
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft crashed during an evacuation operation from Mukden due to severe weather conditions, specifically a snowstorm and a rapid rise in altitude.A small aircraft crashed during an evacuation operation from Mukden due to severe weather conditions, specifically a snowstorm and a rapid rise in altitude.
Description
Crashed while evacuating people from Mukden. The aircraft rose to 60 feet after leaving the runway in a snowstorm, nosed down and crashed.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, including a snowstorm and rapid altitude increase, likely caused the aircraft to lose control and crash.Severe weather conditions, including a snowstorm and rapid altitude increase, likely caused the aircraft to lose control and crash.Share on:
