XT-852

On December 9, 1950 at 12:00 AM, XT-852 experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Civil Air Transport, with the event recorded near Mt Fuji Chubu.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a liaison flight between Tachikawa AFB and Korea. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Fuji and was destroyed upon impact. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Robert Heising, pilot, Jimmy W. H. Chang, copilot, T. W. Wen, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration XT-852, MSN 22449, year of manufacture 1945.