ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando CA-1 Kon Tum Airfield
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Date:Thursday 28 April 1966
Time:03:45 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando
Operating for:Air America
Leased from:China Airlines
Registration: CA-1
MSN: 22367
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Kon Tum Airfield (   Vietnam)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Kon Tum Airfield, Vietnam
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Air America leased China Airlines' C-46 B-1535 and coded it "CA-1" in 1966. During takeoff, the plane experienced an over speed prop to 3000 RPM of the no. 1 engine at 80 knots. As there was little runway left and US military tents and aircraft on both sides, the pilot retracted the gear and belly-landed the plane into a field straight ahead.

Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker


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