Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 April 1959
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Tigres Voladores
Registration Number: XA-MIS
Location: near Bah¡a Kino –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26
Component Affected: The entire aircraft structure.The entire aircraft structure.
Category: Accident
A Curtiss Commando aircraft crashed following an apparent explosion on board. The incident resulted in fatalities.A Curtiss Commando aircraft crashed following an apparent explosion on board. The incident resulted in fatalities.
Description
The Curtiss Commando plane crashed after a believed on-board explosion.
Primary Cause
Apparent explosion on board the aircraft.Apparent explosion on board the aircraft.Share on:
