| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 30, 1959 |
| Time: | 2346 |
| Location: | Alma, Georgia |
| Operator: | Riddle Airlines |
| Flight #: | 402 |
| Route: | Orlando, FL - Atlanta, GA |
| AC Type: | Curtiss C-46A |
| Registration: | N7840B |
| cn / ln: | 30242 |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The cargo plane lost control after a fire broke out in the cargo hold. The ignition of cargo in the aft belly compartment caused by contact with an unguarded light bulb. It is believed the fire then breached the compartment wall, and damaged a hydraulic unit or line in the wing center section area at the rear spar., igniting the flammable hydraulic fluid. |
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