Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 21 DEC 1948 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54B-5-DO |
| Operator: | Civil Air Transport |
| Registration: | N8342C |
| C/n / msn: | 18348 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Basalt Island (Hong Kong)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai (unknown airport), China |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
The C-54 struck Basalt Island while trying to descent through clouds.
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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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