Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 January 1951
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 44-78473
Location: 10 km ENE of Tachikawa Air Base –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed following a crew celebration, resulting from an engine failure.An aircraft crashed following a crew celebration, resulting from an engine failure.
Description
The aircraft crashed after the crew bailed out due to engine failure.
Source of Information
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