ASN Aircraft accident Boeing S.307 Stratoliner N75385 Madras, OR
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Date:Saturday 10 May 1958
Type:Silhouette image of generic s307 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing S.307 Stratoliner
Operator:Quaker City Airways
Registration: N75385
MSN: 2002
First flight: 1940
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:24 km (15 mls) from Madras, OR (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Troutdale Airport, OR (TTD/KTTD), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Boeing Stratocruiser N75385 was taken out of storage and prepared for a ferry flight to determine fuel and oil consumption. Auxiliary gasoline tanks were installed in the cabin, but had not been tested prior to the flight, despite fuel leaks of an unknown origin. During the flight there was an explosion in the cabin and fire was seen coming from the accessory compartment. A forced landing was carried out on a mesa with grass-covered boulders; the plane burned out completely.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» Air Pictorial 2/66 p.56
» Boeing S-307/C-75 Stratoliner production list / G. Goodall


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