Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-24680
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/systemAircraft engine/system
Category: Accident
A cargo flight experienced a sudden and unexpected technical failure during flight, necessitating an emergency landing. The aircraft sustained significant damage and was ultimately beyond repair, resulting in the escape of all four occupants.A cargo flight experienced a sudden and unexpected technical failure during flight, necessitating an emergency landing. The aircraft sustained significant damage and was ultimately beyond repair, resulting in the escape of all four occupants.
Description
While on a cargo flight, the crew encountered an unknown technical failure and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash-landed and was damaged beyond repair, while all four occupants escaped uninjured. Pilot: W. D. Carringer
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-41-24640-to-41-24689-curtiss-c-46a-20-cu-commando/commando-41-24680.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-41-24640-to-41-24689-curtiss-c-46a-20-cu-commando/commando-41-24680.htmlPrimary Cause
Unidentified technical failure during flight.Unidentified technical failure during flight.Share on:
