Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 December 1956
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Aerovias Sud Americana
Registration Number: N1662M
Location: 90 km SE off Panama [Gulf of Panama] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A propeller over-revving aircraft experienced a sudden loss of power, leading to rapid altitude loss and a catastrophic sinking in the Gulf of Panama. The aircraft remained afloat for a short period before completely submerging.A propeller over-revving aircraft experienced a sudden loss of power, leading to rapid altitude loss and a catastrophic sinking in the Gulf of Panama. The aircraft remained afloat for a short period before completely submerging.
Description
The no. 1 propeller over-revved in flight. Because the engine could not be feathered, the crew were forced to return to the airport. Altitude was lost fast and a ditching had to be carried out in the Gulf of Panama. The aircraft remained afloat for half an hour before it sank in 100 feet of water.
Primary Cause
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