Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 October 1967
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D Commando
Owner/operator: China Airlines
Registration Number: B-1541
Location: between Phan Rang and Pleiku –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during flight, resulting in a crash.A small aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during flight, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/history/Vietnam1.pdfhttps://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/history/Vietnam1.pdfPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to a combination of wind shear and a sudden change in altitude.Loss of control due to a combination of wind shear and a sudden change in altitude.Share on:
