Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 September 1946
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 81
Location: near Xichang, Sichuan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: Aircraft engine.Aircraft engine.
Category: Accident
A CNAC passenger plane crashed into the side of a 14,000-foot mountain in China, resulting in the deaths of all onboard passengers.A CNAC passenger plane crashed into the side of a 14,000-foot mountain in China, resulting in the deaths of all onboard passengers.
Description
A CNAC passenger plane crashed into the side of a 14.000-foot mountain in China. All aboard were killed. Captain of the flight was Andy Longbotham. The airplane struck Lochi Mountain near the village of Hsichia.
Source of Information
http://www.cnac.org/longbotham01.htmhttp://www.cnac.org/longbotham01.htmPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
