Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando on Siakwan Island
Date & Time:
Jan 8, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
42-96673
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
30335
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An technical failure of unknown origin forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The pilot performed a belly landing on the Siakwan Island, in the Yangtze River, off Nanjing. While all occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
