| Date: | Saturday 22 January 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Resort Airlines |
| Registration: | N1242N |
| MSN: | 22406 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,8 km from Chattanooga-Lovell Field, TN (CHA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU/KNGU) |
| Knoxville Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS) |
The Resort Airlines C-46 cargo plane descended below the ILS glide path while approaching Chattanooga and struck trees. Part of the left wing broke off and the aircraft crashed into the ground, coming to rest against a railroad embankment and a bridge.
The airplane carried 12,000 pounds of US Navy cargo. The flight was en route from Norfolk, VA to Oklahoma City, OK. An en route stop was planned at Knoxville Airport, TN, but visibility was poor, forcing the crew to divert to Chattanooga. Ceiling was at 900 feet at Chattanooga when the airplane started the approach.
Sources:
Ocala Star-Banner - Jan 23, 1955
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