Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 22 FEB 1943 |
| Zeit: | 18:47 UTC |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 314A |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Pan American World Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | NC18603 |
| Werknummer: | 1990 |
| Baujahr: | 1939 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 8505 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Wright 332C-14AB1 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 12 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 19 / Insassen: 27 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 24 / Insassen: 39 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Lisboa (Portugal)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Horta Airport (HOR/LPHR), Portugal |
| Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal |
Crashed while attempting to land when the left wingtip of the aircraft contacted the water of the River Tagus during a descending turn.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing." Informationsquelle:
» CAB File No. 2143-43
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Horta Airport to Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport as the crow flies is 1686 km (1054 miles).
Distance from Horta Airport to Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport as the crow flies is 1686 km (1054 miles).
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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