Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Feb 16, 1963, Thun Field AFB...

Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on February 16, 1963 near Thun Field AFB Washington, United States with no fatalities.

Zantop Air Transport's Curtiss C 46 N616Z, flying LOGAIR flight VK060, lost an engine seven minutes after departing McChord AFB and could not feather the propeller. During a go around at Thun Field near Puyallup, Washington, on 16 February 1963, it crashed in a pasture, and both crew survived with serious injuries.

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