Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 8 August 1953
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46
Owner/operator: China Air Force
Location: Tongliang District, Chongqing –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Left engineLeft engine
A fatal aircraft accident occurred following a left engine failure during a flight from Chengdu to Beijing. Seven crew members and two passengers perished. The deceased servicemen were honored at a grave in Baishiyi Town, Chongqing.A fatal aircraft accident occurred following a left engine failure during a flight from Chengdu to Beijing. Seven crew members and two passengers perished. The deceased servicemen were honored at a grave in Baishiyi Town, Chongqing.
Description
Crashed after left engine failed during a flight from Chengdu to Beijing. Seven crew and two passengers were all killed. The deceased servicemen were commemorated at a grave at Baishiyi Town in Chongqing.
Source of Information
https://itw01.com/QQU57UE3.html, https://www.cbg.cn/show/4929-3117371.html, http://www.kmjbs.com/Memor/memorial.php?action=cont&id=40&cid=57https://itw01.com/QQU57UE3.html, https://www.cbg.cn/show/4929-3117371.html, http://www.kmjbs.com/Memor/memorial.php?action=cont&id=40&cid=57Primary Cause
Left engine failure during flight.Left engine failure during flight.Share on:
