Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 04 NOV 1945 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 314 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Pan American World Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | NC18601 |
| Werknummer: | 1988 |
| Baujahr: | 1939 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 10 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 13 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 23 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 1000 km (625 Meilen) NE of Honolulu, HI (Pacific Ocean) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Honolulu (unknown airport), HI, USA |
| San Francisco Municipal Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), USA |
The 'Honolulu Clipper' flying boat landed in the Pacific Ocean after the loss of 2 of the 4 engines in flight. The plane was damaged during the Navy's attempted tow and salvage. The aircraft was then sunk by US Navy gunfire.
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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.
