Crash of a Curtiss C-46 Commando in South Korea: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 2, 1974
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training mission when the airplane went out of control and crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the south part of South Korea. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was the consequence of an engine failure.