Incident Overview
Date: Friday 21 August 1959
Aircraft Type: Martin 2-0-2A
Owner/operator: Pacific Air Lines
Registration Number: N93202
Location: Burbank, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: C-46 N111E aircraft wing.C-46 N111E aircraft wing.
Category: Other
A Sourdough Air Transport Curtiss C-46 N111E experienced a catastrophic ground accident due to brake failure upon landing, resulting in damage beyond repair to the aircraft and multiple vehicles.A Sourdough Air Transport Curtiss C-46 N111E experienced a catastrophic ground accident due to brake failure upon landing, resulting in damage beyond repair to the aircraft and multiple vehicles.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in ground accident with a Sourdough Air Transport Curtiss C-46 N111E with 25 occupants, the C-46 left the runway after landing due to a brake failure, hitting two trucks and hitting the Martin 202 with its wing.
Source of Information
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DNVN19590823.1.31&srpos=1822&e=31-12-1958-31-12-1959–en–20–1821-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash——-https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DNVN19590823.1.31&srpos=1822&e=31-12-1958-31-12-1959–en–20–1821-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash——-Primary Cause
Brake failure during landing.Brake failure during landing.Share on:
