Narrative:
Forced to ditch due to bad weather of Bias Bay (now called Daya Bay). High waves broke one wing off; the 8 surivors clung to the other wing until rescued by a British destroyer, HMS Thracian.
The airplane was named "Chekiang".
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 8 August 1937 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-43W |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | NC16930 |
| MSN: | 4321 |
| First flight: | 1936 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Chilang Point, Bias Bay ( China)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Shanghai (unknown airport), China |
Forced to ditch due to bad weather of Bias Bay (now called Daya Bay). High waves broke one wing off; the 8 surivors clung to the other wing until rescued by a British destroyer, HMS Thracian.
The airplane was named "Chekiang".
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» cnac.orgPhotos
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