Date & Time:
May 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-12355
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
26482
YOM:
1943
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While overflying Colorado, the aircraft hit the slope of the Black Mountain located some 15 miles west of Guffey. Both pilots, sole on board, were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Robert E. McIntyre, pilot,
2nd Lt William H. Eisenman Jr., copilot.
Crew:
Cpt Robert E. McIntyre, pilot,
2nd Lt William H. Eisenman Jr., copilot.
Probable cause:
The crew was asleep with the autopilot ON when the accident occurred.
