Malmstrom - Ellsworth

On August 14, 1963 at 03:00 PM, Malmstrom - Ellsworth experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Aaxico Airlines - American Air Export %26 Import Company, with the event recorded near Malmstrom AFB Montana.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. An AAXICO Airlines, Inc., C-46-F, N 67941, a cargo flight, crash landed in a plowed field and skidded into a small earthen dam approximately 35 miles eastnortheast of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, at approximately 1500 m.s.t., on August 14, 1963. The crash occurred after the pilot failed to maintain altitude and appropriate single-engine airspeed following the shut-down of the right engine. The first officer sustained fatal injuries; the captain sustained serious injuries, and the aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N67941, MSN 22391, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.5049°, -111.1785°.