Qingdao – Jinan

On July 29, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Qingdao – Jinan experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Civil Air Transport, with the event recorded near Qingdao Shandong.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the aircraft went out of control and crashed near the runway end. Five passengers and a crew member were seriously injured while 18 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XT-822, MSN 22355, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.3655°, 120.6846°.