Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-61058
Location: 1,2 km from Natal-Parnamirim Field, RN (NAT) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft engine(s)Aircraft engine(s)
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, operating from Natal-Parnamirim Airport, experienced a stall during ascent and subsequently crashed in a field approximately 1.2 kilometers past the runway end. Both pilots were fatally injured, and all three passengers sustained injuries.A twin-engine aircraft, operating from Natal-Parnamirim Airport, experienced a stall during ascent and subsequently crashed in a field approximately 1.2 kilometers past the runway end. Both pilots were fatally injured, and all three passengers sustained injuries.
Description
After take off from Natal-Parnamirim Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field some 1,2 km past the runway end. Both pilots were killed while all three passengers were injured.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Stall during ascent.Stall during ascent.Share on:
