Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Sep 25, 2015, Déline
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on September 25, 2015 near Déline, Northwest Territories, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Operator's initial...
- Date: September 25, 2015
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Déline, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Operator's initial investigation (Buffalo Airways, as cited by ASN and BAAA): the engine oil scavenge pump had failed. Sources disagree on whether a TSB investigation was conducted.
Buffalo Airways cargo flight BFL525 lost oil from its right engine about 140 nautical miles southeast of Norman Wells and the propeller would not feather until several attempts. The crew could not reach Tulita and landed at Deline in low visibility with the gear up, sliding to a stop about 700 feet past the threshold of runway 08. The four crew evacuated uninjured, but the Curtiss C 46 was destroyed.