Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando in Chieh-tu
Date & Time:
Sep 16, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-24651
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
26572
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an engine failure forced the crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. The aircraft dove into the ground, crashed in a prairie and was destroyed. All three crew members were unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
