Crash-aerien 28 MAR 1964 d'un Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4) N4726V - San Fransisco, CA
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Statuts:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:samedi 28 mars 1964
Heure:06:00 PST
Type/Sous-type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4)
Compagnie:Facilities Management Corp.
Immatriculation: N4726V
Numéro de série: 10315
Année de Fabrication: 1944
Equipage:victimes: 3 / à bord: 3
Passagers:victimes: 6 / à bord: 6
Total:victimes: 9 / à bord: 9
Dégats de l'appareil: Disparu
Conséquences: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Lieu de l'accident:1120 km (700 milles) W de San Fransisco, CA (   Océan Pacifique)
Phase de vol: En vol (ENR)
Nature:Affaires
Aéroport de départ:Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Aéroport de destination:Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Détails:
The DC-4 took off from Honolulu at 22:47 PST for a flight to Los Angeles, ETA 10:27 PST. At 05:54 PST the pilot reported a bad fire in the no. 2 engine and stated that a ditching might become necessary. Nothing more was heard from the flight. Extensive search efforts were discontinued after 5 days; nothing had been found.
A total of 15-17 min maintenance delay had occurred on the Los Angeles-Philippines round trip. Among the causes of these delays was a recurring oil leak in the propeller governor assembly for the no. 2 engine.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "In-flight No.2 engine fire for an undetermined cause, resulting in ditching at sea."

Sources:
» NTSB


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La distance entre Honolulu International Airport, HI et Los Angeles International Airport, CA est de 4084 km (2553 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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