Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 June 1966
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
Owner/operator: Zantop Air Transport
Registration Number: N10415
Location: 10 km NW of Columbia City, IN –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Both crewsBoth crews
Category: Accident

A C-46 aircraft collided with a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec aircraft, resulting in both aircraft crashes. The probable cause was a failure of both crews to maintain adequate lookout.A C-46 aircraft collided with a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec aircraft, resulting in both aircraft crashes. The probable cause was a failure of both crews to maintain adequate lookout.
Description
The C-46 collided with a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec aircraft (N56287); both aircraft crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure of both crews to maintain adequate lookout.
Primary Cause
Failure of both crews to maintain adequate lookout.Failure of both crews to maintain adequate lookout.Share on: