Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 March 1956
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Flying Tiger Line
Registration Number: N9995F
Location: Pelly Bay, NU –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
A Curtiss freighter experienced a left wing strike during a night-time VFR approach to Pelly Bay. The strike occurred at an altitude of 1000 feet msl.A Curtiss freighter experienced a left wing strike during a night-time VFR approach to Pelly Bay. The strike occurred at an altitude of 1000 feet msl.
Description
The Curtiss freighter was on a night-time VFR approach to Pelly Bay when the left wing struck rising terrain at 1000 feet msl.
Primary Cause
Rising terrain.Rising terrain.Share on:
