Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 12 July 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6
Owner/operator: Transocean Air Lines
Registration Number: N90806
Location: 550 km E of Wake Island (Pacific Ocean) –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 58 / Occupants: 58
Component Affected: The aircraftThe aircraft
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
An aircraft, ‘The Royal Hawaiian’, experienced a high-speed impact with the sea due to unfavorable weather conditions. Cloud layers at FL150 and thunderstorm activity were present at the time of the accident.An aircraft, ‘The Royal Hawaiian’, experienced a high-speed impact with the sea due to unfavorable weather conditions. Cloud layers at FL150 and thunderstorm activity were present at the time of the accident.
Description
The aircraft, named “The Royal Hawaiian”, struck the sea at high speed. Weather in the area at the time of the accident included cloud layers at FL150 and thunderstorm activity. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The Board is unable to determine the probable cause of this accident from the available evidence.”
Primary Cause
The Board is unable to determine the probable cause of this accident from the available evidence.The Board is unable to determine the probable cause of this accident from the available evidence.Share on:
