Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Dec 17, 1955 (2 killed), Hol...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on December 17, 1955 near Hollywood South Carolina, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: In-flight structural failure...
- Date: December 17, 1955
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Hollywood South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In-flight structural failure after a violent pitch-down caused by erratic action of nonconforming elevator tab controls
A Riddle Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando (N9904F) on a cargo flight pitched down suddenly at cruise altitude near Hollywood, South Carolina, went out of control and dove into a cornfield. Both crew members were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.