Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, May 22, 1953 (2 killed), Des...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on May 22, 1953 near Des Moines Iowa, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Separation of the right aileron tab motor...
- Date: May 22, 1953
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Des Moines Iowa, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Separation of the right aileron tab motor from its support bracket in severe turbulence
A Resort Airlines Curtiss Commando on a military contract flight from Cheyenne to Chicago crashed near Des Moines, Iowa, on 22 May 1953 after part of its aileron mechanism detached in a thunderstorm. Both pilots were killed.