Civil Air Transport Flight 106
 B-908, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Haneda Airport | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 June 1964 |
| Summary | Engine failure |
| 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) |
| Occupants | 57 |
| Passengers | 52 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 57 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Civil Air Transport Flight 106 was a Curtiss C-46D Commando, registration number B-908 (C/N 32950),[1] that was operated by Civil Air Transport which was a front company operated by the CIA Civil Air Transport.[2] On 20 June 1964, the aircraft crashed near the village of Shenkang, western Taiwan, killing all 57 people aboard.
The accident[]
Shortly after take-off from Taichung, the number one engine oversped. The pilot began a left turn to perform an emergency landing at the airport or a nearby military air base. But while turning, the pilot lost control and the aircraft crashed in a left wing low and a steep 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.[3]
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 Mavis.[4][3]
References[]
- ^ "Ci – Cz" Airplane Crash Info.
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol50no4/two-cia-prisoners-in-china-1952201373.html
- ^ a b 1964 Airplane Crash Info.
- ^ "Villagers see blast as 57 die in crash". The Montreal Gazette. 22 June 1964. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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