Ground accident of a Douglas C-54G-10-DO Skymaster in Tejgaon AFB

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
45-0618
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
37071
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit an obstacle and came to rest in flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-50-DK near Hobart Mills: 26 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1946 at 1145 LT
Operator:
Registration:
45-1085
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Stockton – Sacramento – Ogden
MSN:
17088/34355
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
While flying at an altitude of 7,200 feet, the twin engine aircraft lost a part of its right wing and the empennage failed as well. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground, partially disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the Donner State Park, west of Hobart Mills. All 26 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Richard K. Young, pilot,
1st Lt Louis N. Duesing, copilot,
Sgt Antone J. Esgro, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Lyle C. Dykes,
Richard O. Ehlers,
Cpt Donald A. Bride,
Raymond L. Schneider,
Lt L. S. Stark,
Floyd R. Sundgren,
Lt Col Clyde M. Taylor,
1st Lt Ervin P. Cue,
Maurice L. Bose,
Charles R. Branass,
Pvt Glenn P. Dickerson,
Cpl William T. Woodhouse,
Pasqual Iuluicci,
Melvin S. Van Riper,
Lt Frank W. Davis,
Ens Gino C. Caletti,
Stephen R. Kirsch,
Gerald P. Udell,
Robet A. McGee,
Lt John C. Shaw,
1st Lt James E. Milton,
2nd Lt Richard F. Simpson,
Pvt Willie B. Wilson.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by a structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK near Zirc: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
43-48775
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Langenlebarn – Belgrade
MSN:
14591/26036
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew encountered poor weather conditions while approaching Zirc. Due to low visibility, the pilot did not realize that his altitude was insufficient. The aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded and mountainous area located 11 km northwest of Zirc. Three crew members were killed while a fourth occupant was seriously injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DL near Bacolod: 24 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
42-23619
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Cebu City – Iloilo City
MSN:
9481
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
24
Circumstances:
Radio communications with the crew were lost while the aircraft was flying in heavy rain falls vertical to Negros Island. As it failed to arrive in Iloilo, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 24 occupant was found. The wreckage was spotted by walkers seven months later in a mountainous and wooded area located east of Bacolod.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-15-DK near Puyloubier: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
42-92879
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Istres – Munich
MSN:
12729
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Pic des Mouches (1,011 meters high) located in the Sainte-Victoire Mountain Range, near Puyloubier. The wreckage was found about 24 km east of Aix-en-Provence and all five crew members were killed.
Source:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19460202-3
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando in Luojingzhen: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1946 at 1915 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-78226
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tinian - Kiangwan
MSN:
33622
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Tinian AFB, North Mariana Islands, at 1520LT bound for Kiangwan AFB in Shanghai. On approach, the crew encountered technical problems with the controls and several attempts to land were aborted. Eventually, ground control instructed the crew to fly to the north and to abandon the aircraft but while cruising at 5,000 feet, the Commando went out of control and crashed near Luojingzhen, on the shore of the Yangtze River, about 20 km north of the airbase. All 11 occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert L. Austen,
Sgt Irwin C. Bruser,
Sgt Jessey F. Campbell,
Sgt John H. Eckert,
Sgt Jarvis D. Maddux,
Sgt Peter Naberenzy,
S/Sgt Robert M. Rogers,
T/Sgt Delbert D. Shoeman,
1st Lt Robert E. Tambert,
S/Sgt La Dessie W. Tarver,
Sgt Abraham Yablonsky.
Probable cause:
Failure of the control system.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Barrackpore: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
42-93339
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Barrackpore – New Delhi
MSN:
13240
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to make an emergency landing. The aircraft stalled and crashed in field located near the runway end. Two crew members were killed while the third occupant was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-5-DC Skymaster near Lula

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-72193
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10298
YOM:
1944
Location:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, all crew members abandoned the aircraft and bailed out following a fuel exhaustion. All occupants were found alive while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field.
Source: http://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=83573
Probable cause:
Aircraft abandoned following a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-85-DL Flying Fortress in Praia de Muriú: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
44-83580
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
32221
Country:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Praia de Muriú, near Natal, killing all seven crew members.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DK near Gumab: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
43-47994
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
13810/25255
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located 2 km from Gumab. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ovie Broussard Jr.,
Cpl Winford Morris,
2nd Lt Arthur H. Proehl,
Sgt Lawrence O. Ray,
M/Sgt Prescott D. Register,
F/O Orville R. Shiver,
2nd Lt Lytle R. Walker Jr.,
1st Lt Benton A. Waugh.