Narrative:
Super Constellation 131639 departed Stephenville on a flight to Patuxent River NAS (NHK). While over Prince Edward Island the crew reported that two engines were out. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress escorted the plane back towards Stephenville, but lost visual contact with the plane.
It crashed into the sea.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 17 January 1955 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131639 |
| MSN: | 4140 |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 112 km (70 mls) SW off Stephenville, NL, Canada ( Atlantic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT), Canada |
| Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America |
Super Constellation 131639 departed Stephenville on a flight to Patuxent River NAS (NHK). While over Prince Edward Island the crew reported that two engines were out. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress escorted the plane back towards Stephenville, but lost visual contact with the plane.
It crashed into the sea.
Sources:
» 13 Believed dead in plane crash: sight empty rafts (Holland Evening Sentinel, 1955-01-17)Photos
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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 Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL to Patuxent River NAS, MD as the crow flies is 1818 km (1136 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL to Patuxent River NAS, MD as the crow flies is 1818 km (1136 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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