Narrative:
The Conestoga cargo plane ran into bad weather with icing conditions en route from Washington. Because visibility at Knoxville, the nearest airport, was poor, the crew decided to go back to Washington. Being low on fuel in a heavy snowstorm, the pilot attempted a forced landing. The airplane belly landed on a golf course.
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
accident date: 01-01-1946
type: Budd RB-1 Conestoga
registration: NC45347
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 January 1946 |
| Type: |  Budd RB-1 Conestoga |
| Operator: | National Skyway Freight Corp. |
| Registration: | NC45347 |
| MSN: | 003 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bluefield, VA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Washington (unknown airport), DC, United States of America |
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The Conestoga cargo plane ran into bad weather with icing conditions en route from Washington. Because visibility at Knoxville, the nearest airport, was poor, the crew decided to go back to Washington. Being low on fuel in a heavy snowstorm, the pilot attempted a forced landing. The airplane belly landed on a golf course.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Flying Tiger Line Pilots Association» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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accident date: 01-01-1946
type: Budd RB-1 Conestoga
registration: NC45347
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