Date:	Friday 16 March 1962
Time:	01:30
Type:	Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
Owner/operator:	Flying Tiger Line
Registration:	N6921C
MSN:	4817
Year of manufacture:	1957
Total airframe hrs:	17224 hours
Engine model:	Wright R-3350 (988TC18EA3)
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 107 / Occupants: 107
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Aircraft missing, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	between Guam and Angeles City -   Pacific Ocean
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Guam-Agana NAS (NGM)
Destination airport:	Angeles City-Clark Air Base (CRK/RPMK)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A Flying Tiger Line Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation, crashed into the Pacific Ocean on a flight between Guam and Angeles City, killing all 107 occupants.

Flying Tiger Line Flight 7815/13, operating as Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Charter flight 739/14, originated at Travis AFB with refueling stops at Honolulu, Wake Island, Guam, Clark AFB and was to terminate at Saigon. The flight arrived at Guam at 11:14 GMT with the only irregularities on the way being minor maintenance on the ignition systems of engines no. 1 and 3 at Honolulu, a 30 min delay at Honolulu because of stewardess complaints of inadequate rest facilities aboard, and minor maintenance at Wake Island (discrepancies in the no. 1 and 3 engine ignition systems). The flight departed Guam at 12:57 GMT for an IFR flight to Clark AFB, Philippine Islands with an ETA of 19:16 GMT.
The flight climbed to a cruising altitude of 18000 feet and reported being at position 13 40'N and 140 00'E at 14:22. The crew expected to reach position 14 00'N 135 00'E at 15:30. At 15:33 Guam IFSS was experiencing communication difficulties caused by heavy radio static and at 15:39 the operator attempted to contact N6921C to obtain its position report. No radio contact could be established.
Search and rescue operations were instituted at 19:43. It appeared that at 15:30 GMT (01:30 local time) the crew of the SS TL Lenzen supertanker had sighted a midair explosion from their position at 13 44'N and 134 49'E.
The subsequent search covered 144000 sq miles using 48 aircraft and 8 surface vessels, but nothing was found.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board is unable to determine the probable cause of this accident from the evidence now available."

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CAB Aircraft Accident Report File No. 1-0002
ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (24-27)

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Jan-2025 19:46	ASN	Updated [Narrative, ]