| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 03, 1945 |
| Time: | 1011 |
| Location: | Fort de France, Martinique |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight #: | 216 |
| Route: | Port of Spain - Fort de France |
| AC Type: | Sikorsky S-43 (flying boat) |
| Registration: | NC15066 |
| cn / ln: | 4306 |
| Aboard: | 14 (passengers:10 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:4 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed while landing at Fort de France. The plane sank and 4 passengers drowned. The attempt by the pilot to land the aircraft in conditions of water surface not suitable for landing of a flying boat. |
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