Aircraft Photo of N84905 | Curtiss C-46A Commando | AirHistory.net #249722
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N84905
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46A Commando
C/n (msn):30268
Location
City / Airport:Miami - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KMIA   IATA: MIA   Local: MIA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:5 December 1981
Photo by:Danny Grew
Photo ID: 249722
Photo Comment

Operated by Miami Air Lease. Later N89BL with Bellamy Lawson. Then to Coral Colombia Aug 86 as HK-3238. Written off Villavicencio, Colombia, 29 Sep 91. Extract from the ASN report: Shortly after takeoff the no. 2 engine oversped. The crew attempted to return to the airport. Unable to reach the airport, the aircraft force landed. The aircraft ran through a ditch, broke up and caught fire.

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