Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 December 1961
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator: L¡neas Areas de Nicaragua – LANICA
Registration Number: AN-AOE
Location: Managua Airport (MGA) –
ÿ Nicaragua
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: The aircraft’s right wing.The aircraft’s right wing.
Category: Accident
A Curtiss aircraft experienced a spin and crash following a cargo displacement issue during takeoff, resulting in a right-wing spin and subsequent crash at an angle of approximately 45-50 degrees. The accident was attributed to cargo displacement towards the rear of the aircraft.A Curtiss aircraft experienced a spin and crash following a cargo displacement issue during takeoff, resulting in a right-wing spin and subsequent crash at an angle of approximately 45-50 degrees. The accident was attributed to cargo displacement towards the rear of the aircraft.
Description
The Curtiss departed Las Mercedes Airport at 11:00 for an IFR cargo flight to Miami. Shortly after takeoff control difficulties forced the crew to return to the airport. On final approach the plane went into a spin and crashed at an angle of 45-50deg on its right wing. A fire erupted. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to cargo displacement towards the rear of the aircraft during the takeoff run or immediately after taking off.”
Primary Cause
Cargo displacement towards the rear of the aircraft during the takeoff run or immediately after taking off.Cargo displacement towards the rear of the aircraft during the takeoff run or immediately after taking off.Share on:
