Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 17, 1949, Rio Javari Loreto
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 17, 1949 near Rio Javari Loreto, Peru with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot disorientation led to fuel exhaustion..
- Date: January 17, 1949
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Rio Javari Loreto, Peru
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot disorientation led to fuel exhaustion.
An ANDES Curtiss C 46 Commando on a scheduled Lima to Iquitos flight lost its position and ran short of fuel. The captain ditched the aircraft in the Rio Javari, about 200 km south of Iquitos, and all 15 occupants got out before it sank.