Incident Overview
Date: Monday 5 April 1948
Aircraft Type: Curtiss R5C-1 Commando (C-46)
Owner/operator: United States Marine Corps
Registration Number: 39550
Location: 29 km W of Tsingtao –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a forced landing in mud flats approximately 18 miles west of Tsingtao due to engine failure. Four occupants were captured and held by Chinese authorities.A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a forced landing in mud flats approximately 18 miles west of Tsingtao due to engine failure. Four occupants were captured and held by Chinese authorities.
Description
Force landed in mud flats 18 miles west of Tsingtao due to engine failure; the four occupants captured and held by Chinese.
Source of Information
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