Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-96721
Location: Arunachal Pradesh –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: The aircraft itself.The aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
An aircraft lost its way on a flight from Kunming to Chabua due to severe weather conditions, specifically thunderstorms and icing. The wreckage was discovered on a snow-covered mountain side in Arunachal Pradesh, India, in January 2022.An aircraft lost its way on a flight from Kunming to Chabua due to severe weather conditions, specifically thunderstorms and icing. The wreckage was discovered on a snow-covered mountain side in Arunachal Pradesh, India, in January 2022.
Description
The aircraft went missing on a flight from Kunming to Chabua. Weather en route was poor with thunderstorms and severe icing. The wreckage of the aircraft was found on a snow-covered mountain side in Arunachal Pradesh in India in January 2022.
Source of Information
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/offbeat/missing-world-war-ii-aircraft-found-in-india-after-77-years, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.khaleejtimes.com/offbeat/missing-world-war-ii-aircraft-found-in-india-after-77-years, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions, including thunderstorms and icing, caused the aircraft to lose altitude and navigation.Severe weather conditions, including thunderstorms and icing, caused the aircraft to lose altitude and navigation.Share on:
