ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando HP-312 Maniamuna
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Date:Thursday 11 January 1962
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Operator:Aerovias Panama Airways - APASA
Registration: HP-312
MSN: 33381
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Maniamuna (   Congo (Democratic Republic))
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed 45 miles from Kamina Air Base. The 17 passengers (including 10 Indian troops) and the crew escaped unhurt and returned to Kamina by helicopter.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» Youngstown Vindicator 12 January 1962, p2
» Youngstown Vindicator 13 January 1962, pA8


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