Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 26 March 1955
Aircraft Type: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26
Owner/operator: Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Registration Number: N1032V
Location: 56 km W off Oregon, USA –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: No.3 Engine and PropellerNo.3 Engine and Propeller
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Flight Number 377-US, crashed off the Oregon coast after suffering a catastrophic engine and propeller failure during a flight to Hawaii. Four occupants perished, while nineteen survived. The aircraft lost control due to a torn engine and propeller, leading to a sinking after approximately 20 minutes in the water.A Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Flight Number 377-US, crashed off the Oregon coast after suffering a catastrophic engine and propeller failure during a flight to Hawaii. Four occupants perished, while nineteen survived. The aircraft lost control due to a torn engine and propeller, leading to a sinking after approximately 20 minutes in the water.
Description
A Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruiser ditched in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon, killing 4 occupants; 19 survived the accident. While en route to Hawaii, the no. 3 engine and propeller tore loose from the wing, causing severe control difficulties. The aircraft was eventually ditched 35 miles off the Oregon coast. The Boeing, named “Clipper United States”, sank after 20 minutes in water of about 1600 m deep. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Loss of control and inability to maintain altitude following failure of the no.3 propeller which resulted in wrenching free no.3 power package.”
Primary Cause
Loss of control and inability to maintain altitude following failure of the no.3 propeller which resulted in wrenching free no.3 power package.Loss of control and inability to maintain altitude following failure of the no.3 propeller which resulted in wrenching free no.3 power package.Share on:
