ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46 Commando XT-T51/121 Qingdao
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Date:Sunday 5 January 1947
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
Registration: XT-T51/121
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 38
Total:Fatalities: 43 / Occupants: 43
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:W of Qingdao (   China)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Shanghai (unknown airport), China
Destination airport:Qingdao Liuting Airport (TAO/ZSQD), China
Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain. The airplane operated on a domestic service from Shanghai to Beijing via Qingdao.

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Sources:
» cnac.org
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 48)


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