Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 21 JAN 1943 |
| Tijd: | 07:30 |
| Type: | Martin M-130 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Pan American World Airways |
| Registratie: | NC14715 |
| Constructienummer: | 557 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1934 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 14628 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S2A5G |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 19 / inzittenden: 19 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 11 km (6.9 mijl) SSW of Ukiah, CA (Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Honolulu (unknown airport), HI, Verenigde Staten |
| San Francisco Municipal Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 1104 |
Crashed into a mountain at an elevation of about 2,500 feet. Weather was poor . The aircraft, flying in a northerly direction, had descended into mountainous terrain at a 10-degree angle, clipped trees, struck the ground, broke up and burned.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the captain to determine his position accurately before descending to a dangerously low altitude under extremely poor weather conditions during the hours of darkness." Bronnen:
» CAB File No. 1413-43
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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