- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 24, 1955 |
Time: | 2048 |
Location: | Pacific Ocean (1,000 miles west of Honolulu, HI) |
Operator: | Flying Tiger Line |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Wake Island - Honolulu |
AC Type: | Douglas C-54A |
Registration: | N90433 |
cn / ln: | 10410 |
Aboard: | 5 (passengers:0 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane lost 3 engines and ditched into the Pacific Ocean. The loss of power in three engines due to incorrect fuel system management and faulty restarting methods which resulted in the ditching of the aircraft. |
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