Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 4, 1951, Chicago-Midway...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 4, 1951 near Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: January 4, 1951
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Shortly after takeoff from Chicago Midway on a nonstop flight to Newark, the overloaded C 46 struck parked aircraft and a fence and came to rest beyond a railroad embankment, where it caught fire. All 48 people aboard were evacuated, and none were killed. The aircraft weighed about 1,100 pounds more than its authorized gross weight at takeoff.