Narrative:
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.
» The Milwaukee Journal - Nov 20, 1958
» The Spokesman-Review - Nov 19, 1958
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 16 November 1958 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Capitol Airways |
| Registration: | N1301N |
| MSN: | 22480 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 37 km (23.1 mls) W of Fort Collins, CO ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), United States of America |
| Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF), United States of America |
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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Distance from Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO to Ogden-Hill AFB, UT as the crow flies is 614 km (384 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO to Ogden-Hill AFB, UT as the crow flies is 614 km (384 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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