Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 30 April 1964
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Carreras Transportes Areos – ACTA
Registration Number: LV-HIJ
Location: Laguna Brava, LR –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The No.1 engineThe No.1 engine
Category: Accident
A Arabian race horse aircraft experienced a forced landing at Laguna Brava due to a mechanical failure in the No.1 engine, resulting in overspeed and feathering. The landing occurred at a high altitude.A Arabian race horse aircraft experienced a forced landing at Laguna Brava due to a mechanical failure in the No.1 engine, resulting in overspeed and feathering. The landing occurred at a high altitude.
Description
While flying at 5250 m, the no. 1 propeller oversped to 3700rpm and was feathered. A wheels up emergency landing was carried out on the Laguna Brava salt lake at an altitude of 4192 meters above sea level. The C-46 was carrying Arabian race horses to Buenos Aires. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Forced landing with undercarriage retracted on an inadequate site because of technical faults in the No.1 engine which could not be determined.”
Primary Cause
Technical faults in the No.1 engine leading to a forced landing with undercarriage retracted on an inadequate site.Technical faults in the No.1 engine leading to a forced landing with undercarriage retracted on an inadequate site.Share on:
