Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Apr 18, 1952 (29 killed), Wh...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on April 18, 1952 near Whittier California, United States with 29 fatalities.
- Date: April 18, 1952
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Whittier California, United States
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Robin Airlines Curtiss C-46 on a charter flight from New York descended at night through low cloud toward Hollywood-Burbank and was diverted to Los Angeles. It struck the slope of Mount Puente, about two miles east of Whittier, California, on 18 April 1952. All 29 people on board, three crew and 26 passengers, were killed.