Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Sep 22, 1953, Miles City Mon...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on September 22, 1953 near Miles City Montana, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Right engine fire shortly after...
- Date: September 22, 1953
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Miles City Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Right engine fire shortly after takeoff.
A North Star Airlines Curtiss C 46 Commando on a charter flight carrying 37 Korean War veterans and a crew of seven had its right engine catch fire shortly after takeoff from Miles City, Montana. The captain made a belly landing in a field a few miles from the airport, and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. All 44 occupants got out safely.