Narrative:
The Boeing 377, named "Clipper Midnight Sun", undershot on finals and collided with an embankment. The aircraft caught fire.
accident date: 10-04-1959
type: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26
registration: N1033V
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 10 April 1959 |
| Type: |  Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26 |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | N1033V |
| MSN: | 15933/31 |
| First flight: | 1949-05-22 (9 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-B6 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), United States of America |
| Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN), United States of America |
The Boeing 377, named "Clipper Midnight Sun", undershot on finals and collided with an embankment. The aircraft caught fire.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Apr 11, 1959Photos
accident date: 10-04-1959
type: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26
registration: N1033V
Map
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 Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA to Juneau International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 1450 km (906 miles).
Distance from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA to Juneau International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 1450 km (906 miles).
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