26
Mar
de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2D – N19D
The pilot miscalculated the fuel consumption and flying time. The plane was eventually ditched 215 miles off the coast. PROBABLE CAUSE...
26
Mar
Boeing 747-151 – N606US
Northwest Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 747-151, N606US, encountered unforecast severe turbulence at cruise altitude approximately 50 mi...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) – N65134
The DC-3 ditched in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii after both engines failed following loss of oil pressure. The airplane was being ferr...
26
Mar
Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4) – N4726V
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 ...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-7CF – N290
The DC-7C was on a Military Air Transport Service (MATS) charter flight from McChord AFB to Elmendorf AFB, departing McChord at 07:52 P...
26
Mar
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-29 – N90943
PanAm Stratocruiser N90943 was on a round-the-world flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco with stops in Europe, Asia and the Pacifi...
26
Mar
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26 – N1032V
A Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruiser ditched in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon, killing 4 occupants; 19 survived the accident. While en rou...
26
Mar
Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) – N90433
While on a cross-Pacific flight from Wake Island to Honolulu, the no. 1 engine stopped. The crew then placed the no. 2 and 3 fuel selec...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-6 – N90806
The aircraft, named "The Royal Hawaiian", struck the sea at high speed. Weather in the area at the time of the accident included cloud ...
26
Mar
Cessna 208B Supervan 900 – VH-FAY
A Cessna 208B Supervan 900, registered VH-FAY, crashed into the Pacific Ocean, at 120 km east of Sendai, Japan. The sole Norwegian pilo...