Washington-National - Washington-National

On September 12, 1946 at 01:42 PM, Washington-National - Washington-National experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Pennsylvania Central Air Lines, with the event recorded near Washington-National Virginia.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a local training flight from Washington-National Airport. Enroute, the engine number four caught fire and the crew was unable to extinguish the fire. The captain informed ATC about his situation and obtained the authorization to return to Washington-National Airport for an emergency landing. On final approach to runway 33, the engine number four separated from the wing. Despite the situation, the crew was able to continue the approach and landed safely. While all four crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair due to the severity of the damages that the right wing suffered due to fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N91068, MSN 10342, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.8513°, -77.0397°.