| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | sábado 29 diciembre 1951 |
| Hora: | 22:25 |
| Tipo: |  Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando |
| Operador: | Continental Charters |
| Registración: | N3944C |
| Numéro de série: | 30466 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 23 / Ocupantes: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 26 / Ocupantes: 40 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Salamanca, NY ( Estados Unidos de América)
|
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pittsburgh (unknown airport), PA, Estados Unidos de América |
| Buffalo Airport, NY, Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 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."
Fuentes:
» CAB File No. 1-0101Fotos
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.
languages: 
Share
Curtiss C-46
- 3341 built
- 747th loss
- 146th accidente fatal
- 18th worst accident (a la hora)
- 33rd worst accident (actualmente)
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
