Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 February 1943
Aircraft Type: Boeing 314A
Owner/operator: Pan American Airways (Pan Am)
Registration Number: NC18603
Location: off Lisboa –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: Left wing tip of the aircraftLeft wing tip of the aircraft
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Pan American Airways Boeing 314 aircraft crashed into the waters near Lisbon-Cabos Ruivo Seaplane Base, Portugal, resulting in the loss of 24 lives and the survival of 15. The aircraft was attempting a landing when its left wingtip contacted the river’s water during a descending turn. The incident was likely caused by an inadvertent contact of the wingtip with the water.A Pan American Airways Boeing 314 aircraft crashed into the waters near Lisbon-Cabos Ruivo Seaplane Base, Portugal, resulting in the loss of 24 lives and the survival of 15. The aircraft was attempting a landing when its left wingtip contacted the river’s water during a descending turn. The incident was likely caused by an inadvertent contact of the wingtip with the water.
Description
A Pan American Airways Boeing 314 flying boat crashed into the water while on approach to Lisboa-Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base, Portugal, killing 24 occupants; 15 survived the accident. The aircraft crashed while attempting to land when the left wingtip of the aircraft contacted the water of the River Tagus during a descending turn. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing.”
Primary Cause
An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing.An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing.Share on:
