Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Sep 2, 1959 (2 killed), Dyes...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on September 2, 1959 near Dyess AFB Texas, United States with 2 fatalities.
- Date: September 2, 1959
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Dyess AFB Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Curtiss C 46 Commando operated by Aaxico Airlines crashed on runway 16 at Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas, while the pilots were trying to land with the elevator controls inoperative. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was demolished. The investigation found that a bolt securing the elevator link assembly had worked out after departure, because it had been improperly secured, and that this should have been detected during a maintenance inspection just before the flight.