Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando off Driftwood Bay: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 31, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
N1302N
Survivors:
No
MSN:
22479
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Driftwood Bay Airport, Umnak Island, while climbing to a height of 800 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea. Both crew members were killed.
