XT-852
Flight / Schedule
XT-852
Aircraft
Curtiss C-46 CommandoRegistration
XT-852
MSN
22449
Year of Manufacture
1945
Operator
Civil Air TransportDate
December 9, 1950 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Fuji Chubu
Region
Asia • Japan
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
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.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Operator
Civil Air TransportFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Japan
Aircraft Details
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