Incident Overview
Date: Monday 25 April 1938
Aircraft Type: Sikorsky S-43B
Owner/operator: Pan American Airways (Pan Am)
Registration Number: NC16932
Location: 16 km SE off Kingston –
ÿ Jamaica
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Left engineLeft engine
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
On approach to Kingston, the S-43 aircraft experienced a loss of engine power due to a fuel system failure, resulting in a stall and subsequent sinking into the sea. All 18 crew members were successfully rescued.On approach to Kingston, the S-43 aircraft experienced a loss of engine power due to a fuel system failure, resulting in a stall and subsequent sinking into the sea. All 18 crew members were successfully rescued.
Description
On approach to Kingston, at an altitude of 1,600 feet, the flight crew of the S-43 switched the fuel selector when the left engine failed. Due to insufficient speed the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea. The aircraft sank but all 18 on board were rescued. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Failure of the left engine as a result of a failure in the fuel system and failure of the airplane to maintain single engine flight.”
Primary Cause
Failure of the left engine as a result of a failure in the fuel system and failure of the airplane to maintain single engine flight.Failure of the left engine as a result of a failure in the fuel system and failure of the airplane to maintain single engine flight.Share on:
