Civil Air Transport Flight 106

Civil Air Transport Flight 106 was a Curtiss C-46D Commando, registration number B-908 (C/N 32950),[1] that was operated by Civil Air Transport which was a front company operated by the CIA Civil Air Transport.[2] On 20 June 1964, the aircraft crashed near the village of Shenkang, western Taiwan, killing all 57 people aboard.

Civil Air Transport Flight 106
Accident
Date20 June 1964 (1964-06-20)
SummaryEngine failure and loss of control
SiteShenkang, Taiwan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCurtiss C-46D Commando
OperatorCivil Air Transport
RegistrationB-908
Flight originTaichung Airport (TXG/RCLG)
DestinationTaipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS)
Occupants57
Passengers52
Crew5
Fatalities57
Survivors0

The accident

Shortly after take-off from Taichung, the number one engine oversped. The pilot began a left turn to perform an emergency landing at the airport or a nearby military air base. But while turning, the pilot lost control and the aircraft crashed in a left wing low and a steep nose down attitude.

The aircraft

The flight was being operated by a C-46D, which had accumulated 19,488 operational hours from 1944 to 1964.

Causes

The primary cause of the accident was the failure of the #1 engine, compounded by pilot error during attempts at recovery while returning to Taichung Airport.[3]

Passengers

Among the dead were 20 Americans, one Briton, and members of the Malaysian delegation to the 11th Film Festival in Asia, including businessman Loke Wan Tho and his wife Mavis.[4][3]

References
  1. "Ci – Cz" Airplane Crash Info.
  2. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol50no4/two-cia-prisoners-in-china-1952201373.html
  3. 1964 Airplane Crash Info.
  4. "Villagers see blast as 57 die in crash". The Montreal Gazette. 22 June 1964. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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