- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 20, 1964 |
Time: | 1740 |
Location: | Taichung, Taiwan |
Operator: | Civil Air Transport |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Taichung - Tainan |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46-CU |
Registration: | B-908 |
cn / ln: | 2950 |
Aboard: | 57 (passengers:52 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 57 (passengers:52 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed on takeoff into a rice paddy at San Chiao Village north northeast of the airport. The pilot discovered the left engine was overspeeding and made an abrupt left turn to land at Kung-Kuan Military Air Base. During the turn he lost control and crashed into mountains. Probable cause: About 5 miles west of the accident site was Kung-Kuan Military Air Base. Six miles south-southwest was Shui-Nan Airport from where the aircraft took off. On the right side of the flight pattern was a chain of mountains. It was concluded that, when the pilot found that the left engine was overspeeding, he made an abrupt left turn to land at Kung-Kuan Military Air Base or return to Shui-Nan Airport. During the turn he lost control of the aircraft, which crashed to the ground. |
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