

Détails:
Forced to ditch due to bad weather of Bias Bay (now called Daya Bay). High waves broke one wing off; the 8 surivors clung to the other wing until rescued by a British destroyer, HMS Thracian.
The airplane was named "Chekiang".
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | dimanche 8 août 1937 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Sikorsky S-43W |
| Compagnie: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Immatriculation: | NC16930 |
| Numéro de série: | 4321 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1936 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 7 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 11 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Chilang Point, Bias Bay ( Chine)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong-Kong |
| Shanghai (unknown airport), Chine |
Forced to ditch due to bad weather of Bias Bay (now called Daya Bay). High waves broke one wing off; the 8 surivors clung to the other wing until rescued by a British destroyer, HMS Thracian.
The airplane was named "Chekiang".
Sources:
» cnac.orgPhotos
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