Clipper Great
Republic 06/22/1951 Lockheed 049 Constellation(N88846)
Location: Near Sanoyea, Liberia
Route: Accra – Monrovia
40 Aboard / 40 Fatal
The plane crashed into a hill. The pilot descended below en
route minimum altitude without knowing the aircraft’s position.
Clipper
Endeavor 04/11/1952 Douglas DC-4(N88899)
Location: North of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Time: c 12:20
Flight: 526
Route: San Juan – New York City
Year
of Delivery: 1945
69 Aboard / 52 Fatal
After taking off from Isle Grande Airport the crew had engine
problems. The aircraft then crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The
ditching took place in turbulent seas. The tail broke
off on impact and the aircraft stayed afloat for only 3
minutes and sank. The captains attempt to re-establish a
climb without using all available power after a critical loss of
power in the No. 4 engine resulting in a nose-high altitude,
loss of airspeed and settling of the aircraft to too low an
altitude to effect a recovery.
UPDATED INFORMATION: The facts, as
established in subsequent legal proceedings, show that the pilot
was exonerated and the faults turned out to be due to faulty
engine parts/maintenance.
Clipper
Good Hope 04/29/1952
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser(N1039V)
Location: Near Carolina, Brazil
Route: Rio de Janeiro – New York City
Year
of Delivery: 1949
50 Aboard / 50 fatal
The flight crashed into the jungle about 887 nm NNW of Rio de
Janeiro. Separation of the propeller blade leading to separation
of the No. 2 engine due to highly unbalance forces, leading to
the disintegration of the aircraft.
Clipper ??? 03/26/1955
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser(N1033V)
Location: Off the Oregon coast
Time: 11:12
Route: Portland – Honolulu
23 Aboard 4 Fatal
The plane ditched into the Pacific Ocean after the No. 3 engine
propeller broke away causing severe control difficulties. The
plane sank after 20 minutes.
Clipper
Sovereign of the Sky 10/16/1956 Boeing Stratocruiser(N90943)
Location: Over the Pacific Ocean
Route: San Francisco – Honolulu
31 Aboard / 0 Fatal
The aircraft ditched into the Pacific Ocean while on a flight
from San Francisco to Honolulu after losing the No. 1 and then
the No. 4 engine. The aircraft circled around and landed in the
water near a USCG weather ship.
Clipper
Romance of the Skies11/09/1957 Boeing – 377
Stratocruiser(N90944)
Location: 900 miles E of Honolulu, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
Time: 16:30
Route: San Francisco – Honolulu
44 Aboard / 44 Fatal
The aircraft disappeared mid-way on a flight between San
Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage was found 940 miles NE of
Honolulu 5 days later. Unable to determine the cause. Possible
in-flight fire. There was evidence of carbon monoxide in the
cabin.
Clipper ??? 06/02/1958
Boeing – 377 Stratocruiser(N1023V)
Location: Manila, Philippines
Time: 05:23
Route : San Francisco – Singapore
Aboard 57 / Fatal 1
A hard landing in heavy rain and gusty winds at Manila caused
the collapse of the right main landing gear. A prop broke off
the No. 3 engine, penetrated the cabin and killed one passenger.
Clipper
Tradewind 12/08/1963
Boeing B-707-121(N709PA)
Location: Elkton, Maryland
Time: 20:59
Route: Washington – Philadelphia
81 Aboard / 81 Fatal
The airliner was on a flight from Baltimore to Philadelphia. The
aircraft was in a holding pattern along with 5 other planes when
the control tower received a Mayday message. The plane was seen
going down in flames. Lightning induced ignition of fuel tank
vapors. Within two weeks after the accident, the FAA ordered
lightning discharge wicks to be installed on all commercial jet
airliners.
Clipper ??? 06/28/1965
Boeing B-707-321
Location: San Francisco, California
No Fatalities
The aircraft landed safely at Travis Air Force Base after an
engine turbine disintegrated and one-third of the wing was lost
after just taking off from San Francisco International Airport.
As the passengers viewed the plane landing that was going to
take them back to San Francisco, the nose gear collapsed.
Clipper
Constitution 09/17/1965 Boeing 707-121B (N708PA)
Location: Montserrat, British West
Indies
Flight: 292
30 Aboard / 30 Fatal
Crashed
into the Chances Peak mountains while descending for landing without determining
position.
Clipper
??? 12/6/1968
Boeing B-707-321C (N798PA)
Location: Calcutta, India
63 Aboard / 5 Fatal
Struck a tree 1128m short of the Calcutta runway
during a visual approach in rainy weather.
Clipper Malay
12/12/1968 Boeing B-707-321B(N494PA)
Location: Near Caracas, Venezuela
Time: 22:02
Flight: 217
Route: New York City – Caracas AC
Year
of Delivery: 1968
51 Aboard / 51 Fatal
En route from New York City the airliner crashed in the
Caribbean sea and exploded while descending for a landing at
Maiquetia Airport. Possible sensory illusion produced by the
town lights.
Clipper Blackhawk12/13/1969
Boeing B-747(N732PA)
Location: Renton, Washington
No Fatalities.
The plane crashed short of the runway during a landing attempt.
Clipper
Star King 1969 Boeing 707-321B(N892PA)
Location: Sydney
Australia – Kingsford-Smith International
No
Fatalities
Attempted an aborted take-off after striking birds at
about V1. The aircraft over ran Runway 34, tore off the nose and
left main gears and broke away Number 2 engine. The
investigation also revealed that the aircraft was overloaded.
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