Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 October 1952
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 44-77538
Location: off Kangnung Air Base –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a crash into the sea.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a crash into the sea.
Description
Crashed into sea after takeoff.
Source of Information
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff due to inadequate airspeed and/or control surface deployment.Loss of control during takeoff due to inadequate airspeed and/or control surface deployment.Share on:
