ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336414
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Date: | Wednesday 4 May 1949 |
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Type: | Curtiss C-46F Commando |
Owner/operator: | Continental Charters |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Saint Thomas Airport (STT) -
U.S. Virgin Islands
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Saint Thomas Airport (STT/TIST) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Takeoff was attempted with a 21 mph tailwind. At about 800 feet into the takeoff the aircraft swerved to the left and ran off the side of the runway. The left wing struck a hangar and the right wing struck a movie screen.
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