Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Aug 14, 1963 (1 killed), Mal...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on August 14, 1963 near Malmstrom AFB Montana, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board blamed...
- Date: August 14, 1963
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Malmstrom AFB Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board blamed the captain for failing to assess the engine malfunction in time and for poor judgment and technique during the single engine emergency.
An Aaxico Airlines Curtiss C 46 cargo flight from Malmstrom to Ellsworth crash landed in a plowed field about 35 miles east northeast of Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The right engine had been shut down and the aircraft could not maintain altitude on single engine power. The first officer died and the captain was seriously injured.