Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 27 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-47158
Location: –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and navigation equipment.Aircraft control systems and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
A small crew of pilots and flight engineers encountered a severe weather event while hiking in a remote, mountainous region of Myanmar. The weather conditions deteriorated rapidly, leading to a catastrophic loss of control and subsequent crash.A small crew of pilots and flight engineers encountered a severe weather event while hiking in a remote, mountainous region of Myanmar. The weather conditions deteriorated rapidly, leading to a catastrophic loss of control and subsequent crash.
Description
Crashed in an isolated section of Burma (Myanmar). The crew hiked for three weeks before the were found.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically a sudden and intense thunderstorm, caused a loss of control of the aircraft.Severe weather conditions, specifically a sudden and intense thunderstorm, caused a loss of control of the aircraft.Share on:
