Pan Am Flight 845/26

Pan Am Flight 845/26
	A Pan Am Stratocruiser similar to the one involved in the accident.
Accident
Date	March 26, 1955
Summary	Engine separation, water ditching
Site	Pacific Ocean 35 miles (56 km) West of Oregon, United States ; 43°48′15″N 125°12′40″W / 43.80417°N 125.21111°W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26
Aircraft name	Clipper United States
Operator	Pan American World Airways
Registration	N1032V
Flight origin	Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
1st stopover	Portland International Airport
2nd stopover	Honolulu International Airport
Destination	Sydney, Australia
Passengers	15
Crew	8
Fatalities	4
Injuries	0
Survivors	19

Pan Am Flight 845/26 was a four-engined Boeing 377 Stratocruiser named Clipper United States and registered as N1032V. It departed Portland International Airport in Oregon on a flight to Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii on March 26, 1955. The aircraft was en route and about 35 miles (56 km) off the Oregon coast when at 11:12 Pacific Standard Time the No. 3 engine and propeller tore loose from the wing causing a loss of control. The aircraft was ditched.

The aircraft floated for twenty minutes before sinking in 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) of water. Approximately two hours after the aircraft ditched, the United States Navy attack transport USS Bayfield (APA-33) arrived on the scene and rescued the 19 survivors. Four people died.^[1]

The probable cause was failure of No. 3 propeller which caused the engine to detach and the aircraft to become uncontrollable.

The experience provided lessons that helped prevent any casualties in another ditching the following year, when Pan Am Flight 6 sank between Honolulu and San Francisco.

References

ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (92-96)
"Hobbs v. Franklin life insurance" The Federal Reporter 1958-05-22

↑ "March 26, 1955: Pan Am Flight 845/26 Crashes Off Oregon Coast". Dave Knows Portland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

External links

CAB Accident Investigation Report File No. 1-0039 U.S. Department of Transportation Archived Report - Civil Aeronautics Board
Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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[1] "March 26, 1955: Pan Am Flight 845/26 Crashes Off Oregon Coast". Dave Knows Portland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1950s
1950	Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash
1951	National Airlines Flight 83 Cubana de Aviación Flight 493 United Air Lines Flight 610 United Air Lines Flight 615 Miami Airlines C-46 Continental Charters Flight 44-2
1952	American Airlines Flight 6780 National Airlines Flight 101 Pan Am Flight 526A American Airlines Flight 910 Mount Gannett C-124 crash Moses Lake C-124 crash
1953	National Airlines Flight 470 Delta Air Lines Flight 318 USMC R4Q NROTC crash American Airlines Flight 723 BCPA Flight 304
1955	Cincinnati mid-air collision TWA Flight 260 American Airlines Flight 711 Hawaii R6D-1 crash Pan Am Flight 845/26 MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash American Airlines Flight 476 United Air Lines Flight 409 United Air Lines Flight 629
1956	TWA Flight 400 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2 Grand Canyon mid-air collision Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304
1957	Pacoima mid-air collision Northeast Airlines Flight 823 Northeast Airlines Flight 285
1958	Capital Airlines Flight 67 Capital Airlines Flight 300 Westover Air Force Base KC-135 crash Northeast Airlines Flight 258
1959	Southeast Airlines Flight 308 American Airlines Flight 320 The Day the Music Died Capital Airlines Flight 75 American Airlines Flight 514 Braniff International Airways Flight 542 Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 National Airlines Flight 967 Allegheny Airlines Flight 371 San Diego F3H crash
This list is incomplete.