Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 22, 1955, Chattanooga Te...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 22, 1955 near Chattanooga Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Crew continued the approach...
- Date: January 22, 1955
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Chattanooga Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew continued the approach below the glide path without visual contact with the ground
A Curtiss C-46F Commando cargo flight from Norfolk to Oklahoma City, with a stop at Knoxville, was diverted to Chattanooga when weather at Knoxville worsened. The crew continued the approach below a safe altitude with a 900 foot ceiling, hit trees, lost its left wing and crashed 2,660 feet short of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were seriously injured.