On December 4, 1949, a Curtiss C-46 Commando operated by Civil Air Transport was involved in an aviation accident near Yunnan, China in flight. 5 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
An aircraft crashed in a mountainous region of Yunnan, resulting in the deaths of all five people on board.
What happened
A fatal aviation accident occurred in a mountainous area within the Yunnan province. The aircraft, which was transporting a cargo of oil barrels at the time of the incident, went down under unknown circumstances. There were no survivors from the crash.
Findings
The total number of fatalities was five crew members.
The specific cause of the crash remains undetermined as the circumstances surrounding the descent into the mountains are currently unknown.
The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight involving the transport of oil barrels when the accident took place.