Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 21, 1959 (4 killed), Mér...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 21, 1959 near Mérida Mérida, Venezuela with 4 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was flown at insufficient...
- Date: January 21, 1959
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Mérida Mérida, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was flown at insufficient altitude over terrain the pilot apparently did not know well, and it struck La Culata Peak in cloud.
A LEBCA Curtiss C 46 on a charter flight left Mérida for Maracaibo via Lagunillas. After turning back from a blocked mountain pass, it cruised in cloud and struck the slope of La Culata Peak. All four occupants were killed.