
Détails:
Crashed while attempting to land when the left wingtip of the aircraft contacted the water of the River Tagus during a descending turn.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing."
accident date: 22-02-1943
type: Boeing 314A
registration: NC18603
accident date: 22-02-1943
type: Boeing 314A
registration: NC18603
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | lundi 22 février 1943 |
| Heure: | 18:47 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 314A |
| Compagnie: | Pan American Airways (Pan Am) |
| Immatriculation: | NC18603 |
| Numéro de série: | 1990 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1939 |
| Heures de vol: | 8505 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Wright R-2600-3 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / Ã bord: 12 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 19 / Ã bord: 27 |
| Total: | victimes: 24 / Ã bord: 39 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | de Lisboa ( Portugal)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Horta Airport, Azores (HOR/LPHR), Portugal |
| Lisboa-Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base, Portugal |
Crashed while attempting to land when the left wingtip of the aircraft contacted the water of the River Tagus during a descending turn.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing."
Accident investigation:

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Sources:
» CAB File No. 2143-43Photos
accident date: 22-02-1943
type: Boeing 314A
registration: NC18603
accident date: 22-02-1943
type: Boeing 314A
registration: NC18603
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Horta Airport, Azores et Lisboa-Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base est de 1690 km (1056 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Horta Airport, Azores et Lisboa-Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base est de 1690 km (1056 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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