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Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando near Machacamarca

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
2057
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
44
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed near Machacamarca and came to rest on sand dunes. All five crew members were rescued and the aircraft was written off.