Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Aug 21, 1947 (3 killed), Mt...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on August 21, 1947 near Mt Blue Bell Knoll Utah, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Continued flight into...
- Date: August 21, 1947
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Mt Blue Bell Knoll Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Continued flight into instrument weather over mountainous terrain at an altitude too low to clear the mountains
A Slick Airways Curtiss C 46 Commando on a cargo flight from Denver to Los Angeles struck a mountain canyon wall near Blue Bell Knoll, Utah, on 21 August 1947. All three people aboard were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.