Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 January 1958
Aircraft Type: Boeing C-97A Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 49-2597
Location: 445 km SW off Honolulu, Hawaii –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Stratofreighter aircraft experienced a missing flight from Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA to Hickam AFB, Hawaii and Wake Island, resulting in the discovery of wreckage approximately 277 miles southwest of Honolulu.A Stratofreighter aircraft experienced a missing flight from Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA to Hickam AFB, Hawaii and Wake Island, resulting in the discovery of wreckage approximately 277 miles southwest of Honolulu.
Description
Missing over the Pacific Ocean. The Stratofreighter was on a flight from Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU) to Hickam AFB (HIK), Hawaii and Wake Island (AWK). The navy confirmed that debris found 277 miles to the southwest of Honolulu, was wreckage of the plane.
Primary Cause
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