Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-3616
Location: S of Margherita, Assam –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: C-46A aircraft’s flight control system and potentially the landing gear.C-46A aircraft’s flight control system and potentially the landing gear.
Category: Accident
An C-46A aircraft crashed on a round trip flight from Misamari to Chengkung and back near Fhangyak, China. The wreckage was located south of Margherita, Assam, India, approximately 200 yards below the summit, requiring an altitude of 3,500 feet to clear the ridge. The aircraft’s course was 180 degrees.An C-46A aircraft crashed on a round trip flight from Misamari to Chengkung and back near Fhangyak, China. The wreckage was located south of Margherita, Assam, India, approximately 200 yards below the summit, requiring an altitude of 3,500 feet to clear the ridge. The aircraft’s course was 180 degrees.
Description
The aircraft crashed on a round trip flight from Misamari to Chengkung and back. The wreckage was found South from Margherita, Assam, India, near a village, Fhangyak, China. The C-46A was identified and serial numbers on parts corroborated the identity. An altitude of 3,500 feet was necessary to clear the ridge where it crashed. Its course was 180§ and it crashed into the ridge about 200 yards below the summit.
Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure during flight.Possible mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
