Accident Lockheed 10E Electra N233PB, Sunday 27 August 1967
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Date:Sunday 27 August 1967
Time:17:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic L10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed 10E Electra
Owner/operator:Naples Airlines & Provincetown-Boston Airline
Registration: N233PB
MSN: 1053
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:off Humarock, MA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Provincetown Municipal Airport, MA
Destination airport:Marshfield Municipal Airport, MA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Ditched in Massachusetts Bay after engine failure. The plane stayed afloat for eight minutes.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC68A0032
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB
St. Petersburg Times 28 August 1967, p6A

Images:


Family beach house is in Humarock; this photo was found among my grandmothers photos after her death. Auto stamped Dec 67.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
23-Apr-2010 13:46 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ]
23-Apr-2010 13:46 TB Updated [Source, ]
27-Apr-2010 09:17 TB Updated [Narrative, ]
04-May-2010 11:34 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
15-Feb-2011 01:45 Johnny Johnny Updated [Cn, Narrative, ]
12-Oct-2014 18:14 giacem Updated [Photo, ]
11-Jul-2022 06:57 TB Updated [Source, ]

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