Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 9 September 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-3608
Location: Misamari –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Primary landing gear or wing structurePrimary landing gear or wing structure
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to significant structural damage, rendering it beyond repair.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to significant structural damage, rendering it beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in landing accident.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Structural failure of the aircraft’s primary landing gear or wing structure.Structural failure of the aircraft’s primary landing gear or wing structure.Share on:
