Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 January 1952
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 44-77407
Location: –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A Cessna 206 aircraft experienced a rapid and uncontrolled descent following a runaway engine. The pilot initiated an emergency landing at a nearby rural airstrip.A Cessna 206 aircraft experienced a rapid and uncontrolled descent following a runaway engine. The pilot initiated an emergency landing at a nearby rural airstrip.
Description
Ditched following runaway engine.
Source of Information
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
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