| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | zaterdag 29 december 1951 |
| Tijd: | 22:25 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Continental Charters |
| Registratie: | N3944C |
| Constructienummer: | 30466 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 23 / inzittenden: 36 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 26 / inzittenden: 40 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Salamanca, NY ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse charter |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Pittsburgh (unknown airport), PA, Verenigde Staten |
| Buffalo Airport, NY, Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 44-2 |
Despite the instrument weather conditions, Flight 44-2 departed Pittsburgh at 21:47 on a VFR flight plan. The crew flew at a low altitude in order to maintain visual reference. Near Little Valley, NY the aircraft flew into a wooded area on a hill, some 15 miles off the direct route to Buffalo.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's poor judgement in attempting a flight by visual reference during instrument weather conditions."
Bronnen:
» CAB File No. 1-0101Foto's
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Curtiss C-46
- 3341 built
- 747e ongeval
- 146e dodelijk ongeval
- 18e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 33e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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