Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Oct 9, 1949 (3 killed), Chey...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on October 9, 1949 near Cheyenne Wyoming, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during an instrument...
- Date: October 9, 1949
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Cheyenne Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during an instrument approach in heavy icing and severe turbulence
The Slick Airways C 46 cargo flight from Las Vegas to Denver was diverted by weather and met severe icing and turbulence near the Cheyenne range. It lost control during an instrument approach and crashed short of Cheyenne Airport, Wyoming, killing all three aboard.