Narrative:
The C-124 Globemaster operated on a cargo flight across the Pacific Ocean to Tokyo.
En route over the Pacific, at 01:20 Hawaiian time, the crew radioed that they were feathering the propeller on engine no. 3 and that the flight would divert to Honolulu, Hawaii. At 01:33 the flight reported that the propeller failed to feather. It continued to windmill and it was losing oil rapidly. The crew decided to divert to Johnston Island instead of Honolulu.
It appeared that a propeller blade had broken away, striking the aileron and causing severe control problems. The aircraft ditched in the Pacific. Twelve hours later three survivors were rescued from the water.
Loss of control
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 4 July 1958 |
| Time: | 01:33 |
| Type: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 50-107 |
| MSN: | 43245 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 320 km (200 mls) NE off Johnston Island ( Pacific Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK), United States of America |
| Wake Island Airport (AWK/PAWK), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
The C-124 Globemaster operated on a cargo flight across the Pacific Ocean to Tokyo.
En route over the Pacific, at 01:20 Hawaiian time, the crew radioed that they were feathering the propeller on engine no. 3 and that the flight would divert to Honolulu, Hawaii. At 01:33 the flight reported that the propeller failed to feather. It continued to windmill and it was losing oil rapidly. The crew decided to divert to Johnston Island instead of Honolulu.
It appeared that a propeller blade had broken away, striking the aileron and causing severe control problems. The aircraft ditched in the Pacific. Twelve hours later three survivors were rescued from the water.
Classification:
Prop/turbine blade separationLoss of control
Sources:
» Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Jul 5, 1958» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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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 Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI to Wake Island Airport as the crow flies is 3673 km (2296 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI to Wake Island Airport as the crow flies is 3673 km (2296 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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