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Crash of a Curtiss C-46 Commando in China: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
XT-520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Guangzhou – Chongqing
Location:
China
All China
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances about 320 km north of its intended destination of Chongqing. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Shijiazhuang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shijiazhuang – Beijing
Location:
Shijiazhuang
Hebei
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in a field few minutes after takeoff from Shijiazhuang Airport while on a cargo flight to Beijing. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Kiangwan: 12 killed

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
48
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chongqing – Kiangwan
MSN:
16238/32986
YOM:
1945
Location:
Kiangwan AFB
Shanghai
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The descent was started in poor visibility due to thick fog. Apparently in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground, the crew decided to reduce his altitude when the aircraft hit the roof of a house and crashed 3 km short of runway threshold. All 11 occupants of the airplane were killed as well as one person into the house.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46 in Jinan: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Jinan
Shandong
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
43
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located less than 2 km from the airfield. Both pilots and 11 passengers were killed, 36 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It appears that one of the engines failed just after liftoff.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Huaihua

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
CA6
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Shanghai – Kunming
MSN:
13236
YOM:
1944
Location:
Huaihua
Hunan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and lost his orientation. All three occupants decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed while all crewmen were unhurt.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Wuhan

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
CA5
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13410
YOM:
1944
Location:
Wuhan
Hubei
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed near Wuhan. The occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson in Kunming: 20 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Kunming
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
Crashed while approaching Kunming Airport. All 20 occupants were killed. No further details on this mishap.
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