Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 March 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Facilities Management Corp.
Registration Number: N4726V
Location: 1120 km W off San Fransisco, CA –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: No.2 engineNo.2 engine
Category: Accident
A DC-4 aircraft took off from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a flight with an estimated arrival time of 10:27 PST. During the flight, the pilot reported a significant fire in the second engine, prompting a potential ditching. Search efforts were abandoned after five days with no further findings. An extensive maintenance delay of approximately 15-17 minutes occurred on a round trip to Los Angeles, linked to a recurring oil leak in the propeller governor assembly of the second engine.A DC-4 aircraft took off from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a flight with an estimated arrival time of 10:27 PST. During the flight, the pilot reported a significant fire in the second engine, prompting a potential ditching. Search efforts were abandoned after five days with no further findings. An extensive maintenance delay of approximately 15-17 minutes occurred on a round trip to Los Angeles, linked to a recurring oil leak in the propeller governor assembly of the second engine.
Description
The DC-4 took off from Honolulu at 22:47 PST for a flight to Los Angeles, ETA 10:27 PST. At 05:54 PST the pilot reported a bad fire in the no. 2 engine and stated that a ditching might become necessary. Nothing more was heard from the flight. Extensive search efforts were discontinued after 5 days; nothing had been found. A total of 15-17 min maintenance delay had occurred on the Los Angeles-Philippines round trip. Among the causes of these delays was a recurring oil leak in the propeller governor assembly for the no. 2 engine. PROBABLE CAUSE: “In-flight No.2 engine fire for an undetermined cause, resulting in ditching at sea.”
Primary Cause
In-flight No.2 engine fire for an undetermined cause, resulting in ditching at sea.In-flight No.2 engine fire for an undetermined cause, resulting in ditching at sea.Share on:
