Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
Time: | 07:30 |
Type: | Martin M-130 |
Owner/operator: | Pan American Airways (Pan Am) |
Registration: | NC14715 |
MSN: | 557 |
Year of manufacture: | 1934 |
Total airframe hrs: | 14628 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S2A5G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 11 km SSW of Ukiah, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Honolulu (unknown airport), HI |
Destination airport: | San Francisco Municipal Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Crashed into a mountain at an elevation of about 2,500 feet. Weather was poor . The aircraft, flying in a northerly direction, had descended into mountainous terrain at a 10-degree angle, clipped trees, struck the ground, broke up and burned.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the captain to determine his position accurately before descending to a dangerously low altitude under extremely poor weather conditions during the hours of darkness."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | final report |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
CAB File No. 1413-43
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