on climbout, killing one of 57 on board. 4 March 1957: JASDF C-46D 51-1110 ditched off Miho Air Base, killing all 17 on board. 7 April 1957: A Varig C-46A (PP-VCF) operating a flight from Bagé to Porto Alegre crashed during takeoff from Bagé, following a fire developed in the left main gear wheel well and consequent technical difficulties. All 40 passengers and crew died. 19 June 1957: Two Western Hemisphere Import Export Co. C-46As (42-96685 and N8013N) were damaged in a storm at Panagarh after a hangar collapsed. 25 June 1957: A Sociedad Aeronautica Medellin (SAM) C-46D (HK-513) crashed near Guarne, Colombia for reasons unknown, killing both pilots. 3 October 1957: A Lebanese International Airways C-46A (OD-ACK) lost control and crashed off Beirut while attempting to return following a possible in-flight fire, killing all 27 on board. 30 March 1958: An Aerolíneas Nacionales C-46D (TI-1019) was forced down by rebels and crashed 35 mi from Havana. 31 May 1958: A Paraense C-46D (PP-BTB) crashed on climbout from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont while operating a cargo flight. The crew of four died. 5 September 1958: A Lóide Aéreo Nacional C-46D (PP-LDX) crashed during approach to Campina Grande. Of a total of 18 people aboard, 2 crew members and 11 passengers died. 29 September 1958: A Republic of China Air Force C-46 was shot down over Formosa Strait during a supply flight, killing a crewmember; the remaining two were captured and taken prisoner. 16 November 1958: A Capitol Airways C-46F (N1301N) struck a mountain 23 mi west of Fort Collins, Colorado at 8700 feet in turbulence and icing conditions following engine failure, killing both pilots. 16 January 1959: Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 crashed on approach to Mar del Plata killing 51 occupants: five crew members and 46 passengers. The cause of the crash was determined as pilot error. 21 January 1959: A Linea Expresa Bolivar (LEBCA) C-46D (YV-C-LBI) struck Páramo La Culata mountain (20 mi northeast of Mérida, Venezuela) in clouds, killing all four on board. The pilot was unfamiliar with the terrain and was flying too low. 30 March 1959: Riddle Airlines Flight 402 (a C-46A, N7840B) lost control and crashed at Alma, Georgia following a fire in the cargo hold, killing both pilots. 17 April 1959: A Tigres Voladores C-46F (XA-MIS) crashed near Bahía Kino following a possible mid-air explosion, killing all 26 on board. 6 May 1959: