Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 7, 1953 (40 killed), Fis...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 7, 1953 near Fish Haven Idaho, United States with 40 fatalities. Cause: Icing and turbulence over mountainous...
- Date: January 7, 1953
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Fish Haven Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 40
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Icing and turbulence over mountainous terrain
Associated Air Transport's Curtiss C-46 N1648M, chartered to carry military personnel from Seattle toward Fort Jackson, struck a pine tree and crashed about eight miles west of Fish Haven, Idaho. All 40 people aboard, 37 passengers and three crew, were killed.