Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Sep 13, 1965, Dover AFB Dela...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on September 13, 1965 near Dover AFB Delaware, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: September 13, 1965
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Dover AFB Delaware, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Shortly after takeoff from Dover AFB on a special cargo flight for the US Air Force, a false engine fire warning led the crew to feather a propeller. The crew returned to land but could not lower the landing gear, so the captain made a belly landing in a field short of the runway. All three crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.