Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jul 17, 1946 (30 killed), Cu...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on July 17, 1946 near Cuenca Azuay, Ecuador with 30 fatalities.
- Date: July 17, 1946
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Cuenca Azuay, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
ANDESA Curtiss C 46 HC-SCA was operating a scheduled passenger flight from Guayaquil to Cuenca. The crew abandoned an approach and started a go around, then while trying to climb the aircraft struck a mountain slope about 1,500 meters from the airfield. All 30 people on board were killed.