| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1960 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Capitol Airways |
| Registration: | N4719N |
| MSN: | 22560 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Sacramento, CA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), United States of America |
On finals to McClellan AFB at night, the C-46 crew heard a thud and saw a bright flash below the aircraft. It appeared that a collision with a Cessna (N6484B) had taken place. The trailing edge of the Curtiss' inboard flap had a 7 inch dent.
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