Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Sunday 12 July 1953 |
Time: | 20:40 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
Operator: | Transocean Air Lines |
Registration: | N90806 |
MSN: | 42901/153 |
First flight: | 1949 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6235 |
Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50 |
Total: | Fatalities: 58 / Occupants: 58 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 550 km (343.8 mls) E of Wake Island (Pacific Ocean) ( Pacific Ocean)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Wake Island Airport (AWK/PAWK), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
Destination airport: | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America |
Flightnumber: | 512 |
Narrative:The aircraft, named "The Royal Hawaiian", struck the sea at high speed. Weather in the area at the time of the accident included cloud layers at FL150 and thunderstorm activity.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board is unable to determine the probable cause of this accident from the available evidence."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 39-AN/34 (95-96)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Wake Island Airport to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3673 km (2296 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.