- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 02, 1959 |
Time: | 1716 |
Location: | Abilene, Texas |
Operator: | Aaxico Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Abilene, TX - Forth Worth, TX |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46A |
Registration: | N5140B |
cn / ln: | 26809 |
Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane took off, rose to 200 ft., stalled and crashed. Elevator control lost. The aft link assembly became disconnected from the clevis in the elevator control horn assembly when an improperly secured bolt backed out. |
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