Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jul 10, 1948, Caracas-Maique...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on July 10, 1948 near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela with no fatalities. Cause: Both engines flamed...
- Date: July 10, 1948
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines flamed out during the approach.
A Curtiss C 46 Commando of Expreso Aereo Interamericano registered CU P198 lost both engines on final approach to Maiquetia while flying from Havana on 10 July 1948. The aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea short of the runway, and all three crew were rescued.