B-908, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Haneda Airport
Accident
Date
20 June 1964 (1964-06-20)
Summary
Engine failure and loss of control (Disputed)
Site
Shenkang, Taiwan
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Curtiss C-46D Commando
Operator
Civil Air Transport
Registration
B-908
Flight origin
Taichung Airport (TXG/RCLG)
Destination
Taipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS)
Occupants
57
Passengers
52
Crew
5
Fatalities
57
Survivors
0
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.[2] On 20 June 1964, the aircraft crashed near the village of Shenkang, western Taiwan, killing all 57 people aboard.
^"Ci – Cz" Airplane Crash Info.
^"Two CIA Prisoners in China, 1952–73 — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007.
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