Incident Curtiss C-46F N1849M,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345486
 
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Date:Sunday 17 January 1954
Time:04:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46F
Owner/operator:Aaxico Airlines
Registration: N1849M
MSN: 22471
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Oakland Airport, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Ogden, UT
Destination airport:Travis AFB, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Diverted to Oakland due to bad weather at Travis, on approach hit the water of SFO bay after an engine failure and a downdraught, bounced back in the air and made an emergency wheels up landing at Okland Airport.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19540118.1.24&srpos=4&e=18-01-1954-31-12-1954--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Prade-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Sep-2023 09:13 Cobar Added
13-Sep-2023 09:20 Cobar Updated

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