Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 13 January 1946
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-78146
Location: off Majuro –
ÿ Marshall Islands
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: Curtiss C-46 aircraftCurtiss C-46 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46 aircraft carrying Army swimming athletes crashed into the sea off Majuro, Marshall Islands, resulting in seventeen occupants swimming ashore and twelve missing. The aircraft was transporting athletes to a championship.A Curtiss C-46 aircraft carrying Army swimming athletes crashed into the sea off Majuro, Marshall Islands, resulting in seventeen occupants swimming ashore and twelve missing. The aircraft was transporting athletes to a championship.
Description
The Curtiss C-46 crashed into the sea off Majuro, Marshall Islands. Seventeen occupants swam ashore. Twelve were missing. The aircraft transported Army swimming athletes to a championship.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible navigational error or unforeseen weather conditions.Possible navigational error or unforeseen weather conditions.Share on:
