ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334124
| Date: | Sunday 16 November 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Capitol Airways |
| Registration: | N1301N |
| MSN: | 22480 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 37 km W of Fort Collins, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF) |
The Curtiss C-46 was en route over mountainous terrain in IMC when the no. 2 engine failed. In conditions of turbulence and icing, the aircraft crashed into a mountain at 8700 feet.
Sources:
The Bulletin - Nov 18, 1958
The Milwaukee Journal - Nov 20, 1958
The Spokesman-Review - Nov 19, 1958
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