Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jun 20, 1964 (57 killed), Ta...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on June 20, 1964 near Taichung Taichung City, Taiwan with 57 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the number 1 engine,...
- Date: June 20, 1964
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Taichung Taichung City, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 57
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the number 1 engine, compounded by pilot error during recovery attempts, according to the Taiwanese Civil Aeronautics Administration as summarized by Wikipedia
On 20 June 1964 a Civil Air Transport Curtiss C 46 crashed in western Taiwan shortly after takeoff from Taichung. The number 1 engine overspeeded, the pilot turned to return to an airfield, and the aircraft struck the ground in a steep nose low attitude, killing all 57 people on board.