Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 February 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-12339
Location: American River Canyon, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Category: Accident
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Description
The C-46 departed McClellan Field at 00:45 on a flight to Reno. Some 15 minutes after takeoff arcing wiring ignited hydraulic fluid. The fire burned though oxygen lines and de-icer lines. All crew members bailed out, but two died when exiting the plane.
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