Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Oct 16, 1945 (59 killed), Na...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on October 16, 1945 near Nanyuan AFB Beijing, China with 59 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into a radio antenna in...
- Date: October 16, 1945
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Nanyuan AFB Beijing, China
- Fatalities: 59
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft flew into a radio antenna in poor visibility, and the antenna was not marked on available navigation charts.
A USAAF Curtiss C 46 on a military transport flight from Hankou to Nanyuan Airport, Beiping, struck a radio antenna about 300 m tall while approaching in poor visibility and low cloud. The crash site was about 25 km northwest of the airport, and all 59 people aboard were killed.