N-79978 (Curtiss Wright C-46E) — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

July 12, 1949AccidentHull loss
The Board concluded that the accident resulted from a deviation from the prescribed and established instrument approach procedure. The Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was "the pilot's action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach to the Burbank Airport."
Curtiss C-46-E · 35 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot's action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach to the Burbank Airport. Full accident record