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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.

Civil Air Transport Flight 106
B-908, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Haneda Airport
Accident
Date20 June 1964 (1964-06-20)
SummaryEngine failure
SiteShenkang, Taiwan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCurtiss C-46D Commando
OperatorCivil Air Transport
RegistrationB-908
Flight originTaichung Airport (TXG/RCLG)
DestinationTaipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS)
Occupants57
Passengers52
Crew5
Fatalities57
Survivors0

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


  1. "Ci – Cz" Airplane Crash Info.
  2. "Two CIA Prisoners in China, 1952–73 — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007.
  3. 1964 Airplane Crash Info.
  4. "Villagers see blast as 57 die in crash". The Montreal Gazette. 22 June 1964. Retrieved 1 June 2011.



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[de] Civil-Air-Transport-Flug 106

Am 20. Juni 1964 stürzte eine Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando der Civil Air Transport auf dem Civil-Air-Transport-Flug 106 (Flugnummer: CT106, Funkrufzeichen: MANDARIN 106), einem Linieninlandsflug von Taichung nach Taipeh, nach einem Triebwerksproblem und einem anschließenden Kontrollverlust ab. Bei dem Unfall kamen alle 57 Personen an Bord ums Leben.
- [en] Civil Air Transport Flight 106



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