Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Dec 7, 1960 (15 killed), Cac...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on December 7, 1960 near Cachimbo Pará, Brazil with 15 fatalities. Cause: One engine failed en route. The crew...
- Date: December 7, 1960
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Cachimbo Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: One engine failed en route. The crew jettisoned cargo but the aircraft kept losing height and crashed.
A Real C 46A (PP AKF) operating flight 570 from Cuiaba to Manaus lost an engine in flight. The crew jettisoned cargo, but the aircraft continued to lose height and crashed in the Cachimbo mountains, where it burned. All 15 on board were killed.