Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jul 12, 1949 (35 killed), Ch...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on July 12, 1949 near Chatsworth California, United States with 35 fatalities. Cause: Pilot descended below the...
- Date: July 12, 1949
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Chatsworth California, United States
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot descended below the prescribed minimum altitude during an instrument approach
Standard Air Lines Flight 897R, a Curtiss C 46 on a scheduled service from New York to Long Beach, crashed near Chatsworth, California, on approach to Burbank Airport on 12 July 1949. The aircraft descended below the minimum altitude in patchy fog and its right wing struck a hill. Of the 48 people on board, 35 were killed.