1951: USAF C-46D 44-78257 crashed into high ground near Iwakuni MCAS while returning to Taegu (K-2) Air Base, killing the three crew. 29 July 1951: A Lóide Aéreo Nacional C-46A (CB-39), flying from Cochabamba to Rio de Janeiro, probably operating a delivery ferry flight still bearing the Bolivian registration number, crashed on takeoff. All seven occupants died. 27 September 1951: USAF C-46D 44-77713 struck Mount Tanazawa, killing all 14 on board. 16 December 1951: A Miami Airlines C-46F (N1678M) stalled and crashed at Elizabeth, New Jersey due to an engine fire, killing all 56 on board. The aircraft was leased from the USAF. 29 December 1951: Continental Charters Flight 44-2 (a C-46A, N3944C) struck Bucktooth Ridge near Napoli, New York due to pilot error, killing 26 of 40 on board. 30 December 1951: Transocean Air Lines Flight 501 (a C-46F, N68963) crashed near Fairbanks, Alaska due to spatial disorientation caused by pilot error, killing all four on board. 5 April 1952: US Airlines Flight 4-2, a C-46F (N1911M), was on a maneuvering flight from Fort Lauderdale to Teterboro when it lost and control and crashed near Idlewild Airport following a sudden engine failure, killing both pilots and three people on the ground. 18 April 1952: Robin Airlines Flight 416W (a C-46E, N8404C) crashed into a hill near Whitter, California after the pilot descended too low, killing all 29 on board. The aircraft was leased from Air Charters. 24 May 1952: A Lóide Aéreo Nacional C-46D (PP-LDE) during take-off from Manaus-Ponta Pelada stalled when trying to return to the airport following an engine failure. It crashed into the Rio Negro. The 6 occupants died. 4 August 1952: A private C-46A (N79096) crashed at Miami International Airport after the elevator control system failed due to poor maintenance, killing all four on board. 16 October 1952: USAF C-46D 44-77538 crashed off Kangnung Air Base after takeoff, killing all 25 on board. 15 November 1952: USAF C-46D 44-78114, of the 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Air Division, crashed in the Sea of Japan off Kangnung, South Korea after takeoff, killing 11 of 18 on board. 21 December 1952: A RANSA C-46D (YV-C-ARC) disappeared over the Atlantic en route to Miami with three on board. 7 January 1953: An Associated Air Transport C-46F (N1648M) crashed 8 mi west of Fish Haven, Idaho after the pilot involuntary descended into icing and turbulent conditions, killing all 40