Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 December 1946
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 115
Location: Shanghai-Longhua Airport –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 36
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A series of aircraft crashes occurred near Shanghai on a final approach due to severe fog conditions, resulting in the loss of 29 lives and seven survivors.A series of aircraft crashes occurred near Shanghai on a final approach due to severe fog conditions, resulting in the loss of 29 lives and seven survivors.
Description
Crashed on final approach in fog; one sources gives 29 occupants killed and 7 survivors. That day three aircraft crashed near Shanghai as a result of poor visibility in the area.
Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions within the area caused by dense fog.Poor visibility conditions within the area caused by dense fog.Share on:
