Civil Air Transport Flight 106
Civil Air Transport Flight 106 was a Curtiss C-46D Commando, registration number B-908 (C/N 32950),[1] that was operated by Taiwanese airline Civil Air Transport. On 20 June 1964, the aircraft crashed near the village of Shenkang, western Taiwan, killing all 57 people aboard.
Accident | |
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Date | 20 June 1964 |
Summary | Engine failure and loss of control |
Site | Shenkang, Taiwan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Curtiss C-46D Commando |
Operator | Civil Air Transport |
Registration | B-908 |
Flight origin | Taichung Airport (TXG/RCLG) |
Destination | Taipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS) |
Passengers | 52 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 57 |
Survivors | 0 |
The accident
Shortly after take-off from Taichung, the #1 engine failed. During attempts at recovery, the aircraft banked left, impacting the ground left wing-low in a nose down attitude.
The aircraft
The flight was being operated by a C-46D, which had accumulated 19,488 operational hours from 1944 to 1964.
Causes
The primary cause of the accident was the failure of the #1 engine, compounded by pilot error during attempts at recovery while returning to Taichung Airport.[2]
Passengers
Among the dead were 20 Americans, one Briton, and members of the Malaysian delegation to the 11th Film Festival in Asia, including businessman Loke Wan Tho and his wife.[3][2]
References
- "Ci – Cz" Airplane Crash Info.
- 1964 Airplane Crash Info.
- "Villagers see blast as 57 die in crash". The Montreal Gazette. 22 June 1964. Retrieved 1 June 2011.