Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 July 1948
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Expreso Areo Interamericano
Registration Number: CU-P198
Location: off Maiquetia-La Gloria –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46 aircraft experienced engine failure due to fuel starvation, leading to a short ditch and sinking near the runway.A Curtiss C-46 aircraft experienced engine failure due to fuel starvation, leading to a short ditch and sinking near the runway.
Description
Both engines flamed out due to fuel starvation. The Curtiss C-46 ditched and sank short of the runway.
Source of Information
http://dloc.com/AA00022089/04494/8http://dloc.com/AA00022089/04494/8Primary Cause
Fuel starvation of both engines.Fuel starvation of both engines.Share on:
