Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Feb 21, 1952, Rio de Janeiro...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on February 21, 1952 near Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The port engine failed for an...
- Date: February 21, 1952
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The port engine failed for an undetermined reason, and the pilot did not feather the port propeller.
Shortly after takeoff from Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, the left engine failed and then stopped completely. The aircraft came down in Guanabara Bay near the Iate Clube and sank with its cargo, and all three crew were rescued by a launch.