Narrative:
The C-46 crew started a simulated ILS approach with radar advisories to Hill AFB. An in-flight wing separation at 6500 feet msl caused the plane to crash 10 miles from the airport.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The fatigue of the right wing lower attach angle bolts resulting in an in-flight wing failure."
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 15 October 1960 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Capitol Airways |
| Registration: | N1300N |
| MSN: | 22481 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Plain City, UT ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Rapid City Regional Airport, SD (RAP/KRAP), United States of America |
| Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF), United States of America |
The C-46 crew started a simulated ILS approach with radar advisories to Hill AFB. An in-flight wing separation at 6500 feet msl caused the plane to crash 10 miles from the airport.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The fatigue of the right wing lower attach angle bolts resulting in an in-flight wing failure."
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Rapid City Regional Airport, SD to Ogden-Hill AFB, UT as the crow flies is 793 km (495 miles).
Distance from Rapid City Regional Airport, SD to Ogden-Hill AFB, UT as the crow flies is 793 km (495 miles).
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.
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