Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 January 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
Owner/operator: 28 Air Transport Sq United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-0968
Location: 1200 km W off Hawaii –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft radio (automatic SOS)Aircraft radio (automatic SOS)
Category: Accident
A Globemaster II aircraft, en route from Wake Island to Hawaii, was lost over the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was last heard transmitting an automatic distress signal with a carrier frequency, indicating a potential emergency. No trace of the aircraft or crew was found.A Globemaster II aircraft, en route from Wake Island to Hawaii, was lost over the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was last heard transmitting an automatic distress signal with a carrier frequency, indicating a potential emergency. No trace of the aircraft or crew was found.
Description
Missing at over the Pacific Ocean while on a flight from Wake Island to Hawaii. On a flight from Tachikawa Air Force Base near Tokyo, Japan, to Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii with 11 tons of cargo {Wake Island was midway point} Due at Hickam at 0539 hrs. EST, the Globemaster II is last heard from at 0159 hrs. An automatic SOS signal is detected emanating from an aircraft-type radio with a constant carrier frequency of 4728 kilocycles, issuing an automatically keyed distress message. No trace of plane or crew was found
Primary Cause
Automatic distress signal transmission.Automatic distress signal transmission.Share on:
