Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 October 1948
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator: Transandina Ecuador
Registration Number: HC-SIA
Location: near Cozumel –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and landing gear.Aircraft engine and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A C-46 aircraft, registered HC-SIA, carrying a herd of cattle from New Orleans, U.S., to Quito, Ecuador, crashed in a lagoon near Cozumel, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of all eight occupants. The flight was planned to stop for refueling in Belize. The aircraft was attempting to land at an airfield near Cozumel.A C-46 aircraft, registered HC-SIA, carrying a herd of cattle from New Orleans, U.S., to Quito, Ecuador, crashed in a lagoon near Cozumel, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of all eight occupants. The flight was planned to stop for refueling in Belize. The aircraft was attempting to land at an airfield near Cozumel.
Description
An Ecuadorian cargo plane crashed in a lagoon near Cozumel, Mexico, killing all eight on board. The airplane carried a herd of cattle from New Orleans, U.S., to Quito, Ecuador. A refueling stop was planned in Belize. It crashed in a lagoon while attempting to land at an airfield near Cozumel. The airplane involved in the accident was reported to be a C-46 registered HC-SIA. Fleet records suggest this airplane was msn 30465, which was sold to Wien Alaska as N4761C in July 1948 after supposedly having flown just three months as HC-SIA. Likely HC-SIA was a different msn.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during landing.Mechanical failure during landing.Share on:
