Flugunfall 11 JAN 1938 einer Sikorsky S-42B NC16734 - Pago Pago, American Samoa
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Datum:Dienstag 11 Januar 1938
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic s42 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Sikorsky S-42B
Fluggesellschaft:Pan American Airways (Pan Am)
Kennzeichen: NC16734
Werknummer: 4207
Baujahr:
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:120 km (75 Meilen) S vom Land entfernt von Pago Pago, American Samoa (   Pacific Ocean)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU),
Flug nach:Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA), Neuseeland
Unfallbericht:
A Sikorsky S-42B, named "Samoan Clipper" and registered NC16734, made the first air mail flight from New Zealand to Hawaii in January 1938.
The flying boat and its mail arrived in Honolulu on January 3, 1938, and just six days later it departed again for a return flight to Kingman Reef, Pago Pago, and Auckland.
About an hour after departing Pago Pago in the early morning hours of January 11, NC16734 suffered an oil leak and the crew decided to return to Pago Pago. Fully loaded with fuel for the long flight to Auckland, the ship was too heavy to land safely in Pago Pago's small harbor, and captain Musick decided to dump fuel to lighten the aircraft for landing. At some point during the fuel dumping operation the gasoline ignited and the Samoan Clipper was destroyed by an explosion, killing all 7 on board.

Informationsquelle:
» NZ History website
» Pan Am Across the Pacific


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photo of Sikorsky-S-42B-NC16734
accident date: 11-01-1938
type: Sikorsky S-42B
registration: NC16734
 
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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