Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Aug 18, 1966 (1 killed), Pue...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on August 18, 1966 near Puerto Lobos Chubut, Argentina with 1 fatality.
- Date: August 18, 1966
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Puerto Lobos Chubut, Argentina
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
A Curtiss C46 Commando of Aerovias Halcon ditched off Punta Lobos, near Trelew in Chubut, after both engines failed on a cargo flight. One crew member died after trying to swim ashore and the aircraft was written off. Sources differ on whether the date was 17 or 18 August 1966.