Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 June 1962
Aircraft Type: Curtiss CW-20 (C-46)
Owner/operator: United Nations – UN, lsf Transair Sweden
Registration Number: SE-CFB
Location: Albertville Airport (FMI) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The nose section of the C-46 aircraft.The nose section of the C-46 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46 aircraft experienced a landing accident, resulting in the complete removal of its nose section and its use to repair another C-46, which suffered a similar landing accident. This highlights a significant loss of functionality and structural integrity.A Curtiss C-46 aircraft experienced a landing accident, resulting in the complete removal of its nose section and its use to repair another C-46, which suffered a similar landing accident. This highlights a significant loss of functionality and structural integrity.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident. The nose section of the aircraft was removed and used to repair another Curtiss C-46, SE-CFC which suffered a landing accident.
Source of Information
http://www.transairsweden.com/Aircraft/CFB.phphttp://www.transairsweden.com/Aircraft/CFB.phpPrimary Cause
Landing accident and subsequent loss of critical structural components.Landing accident and subsequent loss of critical structural components.Share on:
