14 June 1945: USAAF C-46D 44-77948 crashed near Oakridge, Mississippi due to loss of control after the aircraft was struck by lightning, killing 17 of 18 on board. 28 September 1945: USAAF C-46D 42-101183 crashed 20 mi southeast of Chihkiang, killing 20. 5 October 1945: USAAF C-46A 41-5190 struck Mount Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains, killing all four on board. 10 October 1945: USAAF C-46D 44-78490 struck the north face of Sarwaged Mountain (14 mi north of Boana, Papua New Guinea) in poor weather, killing the five crew. 12 October 1945: While trying to navigate their approach to Beijing Nanyuan Airport, USAAF C-46F 44-78591 (carrying four US crew and 55 Chinese soldiers) struck a radio antenna and crashed, killing all on board in the deadliest accident involving the C-46. 26 October 1945: USAAF C-46D 44-77561 crashed in a forest 42 mi east of Coos Bay, Oregon while attempting to return to Fresno due to poor visibility, killing three of 12 on board; the crew bailed out at some point after which the aircraft crashed. Five survivors were found two days later and the remaining four were found later on; two of the dead were found in the wreckage and the third remained missing as of 5 December 1945. 30 October 1945: USAAF C-46A 43-47228 crashed into a hill after takeoff from Zhijiang after the aircraft did not gain sufficient altitude due to possible engine problems, killing 45 of 50 on board. 8 April 1946: A C-46 crashed after takeoff from Chongqing Airport due to losing its course, killing all on board, including Ye Ting, Wang Ruofei, Qin Bangxian and Deng Fa. 13 July 1946: A Central Air Transport C-46 crashed just after takeoff from Jinan Airport due to engine failure, killing 13 of 49 on board. 10 December 1946: US Marine Corps R5C-1 39528 en route from San Diego to Seattle crashed into South Tahoma Glacier on the side of Mount Rainier in Washington, killing all 32 US Marines on board. The pilot was flying entirely by instruments in severe weather and it was determined that wind had moved the aircraft off course. At the time, this accident was the worst in U.S. aviation history. 25 December 1946: In what would be known as China's "Black Christmas", a China National Aviation Corporation C-46 (115) crashed while on approach to Longhua Airport in poor visibility, killing 31 of 36 on