Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 8, 1951 (2 killed), Chon...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 8, 1951 near Chongju North Chungcheong, South Korea with 2 fatalities. Cause: The cause is an undercarriage...
- Date: January 8, 1951
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Chongju North Chungcheong, South Korea
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause is an undercarriage failure on landing.
On landing at Chongju the undercarriage collapsed, and the C 46 veered off the runway into two parked USAF C 46s. All three aircraft were damaged beyond repair, two crew were killed, and the third was injured.