Incident Curtiss C-46 Super C SE-CFF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175797
 
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Date:Friday 1 December 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46 Super C
Owner/operator:Transair Sweden (TSA)/UN
Registration: SE-CFF
MSN: 53
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:W of Luluabourg (Katanga) -   Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kongolo
Destination airport:Luluabourg (Katanga)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared on reconnaissance flight. Found force-landed on Angolan territory due to engine failure. Repaired. Three crew and one passenger.

Sources:

El Litoral 2 December 1961, p1
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/26582/
http://www.transairsweden.com/Aircraft/CFF.php
La Nacion 3 December 1961, p61/4 December 1961, p70

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-May-2015 09:39 TB Added
10-Jan-2017 16:05 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative]
10-Jan-2017 16:36 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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