Airplane Crash - Near Great Falls, Montana 08/14/1963
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Great Falls, Montana
| Date | 08/14/1963 |
| Time | 15:00 |
| Location | Near Great Falls, Montana |
| Operator | American Air Export & Import Co. |
| Flight # | 1814 |
| Type | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU |
| Registration | N67941 |
| Cn/In | 22391 |
| Aboard | 2 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft lost an engine during takeoff and could not gain sufficient altitude, entered a canyon which forced a landing in a field causing the aircraft to strike a small earth dam. The failure of the captain to effect a proper and timely assessment of a power plant malfunction, followed by improper judgment and technique during a single-engine emergency operation. |
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