| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 11, 1938 |
| Time: | 19:40 |
| Location: | Pango Pango, U.S. Samoa |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight #: | 1 |
| Route: | Honolulu - Pango Pango - Auckland |
| AC Type: | Sikorsky S-42 (flying boat) |
| Registration: | NC16734 |
| cn / ln: | 4207 |
| Aboard: | 7 (passengers:0 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:0 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft exploded in mid-air as the crew attempted to dump fuel for an emergency landing at Pango Pango. Neither the plane or six crew members were ever found. The aircraft was named "Samoan Clipper." Pan American's first pilot, Captain Edwin C. Musick, killed. |
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