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| Accident |
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| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 24 SEP 1955 |
| Time: | 06:41 UTC |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-15-DC |
| Operator: | Flying Tiger Line |
| Registration: | N90433 |
| C/n / msn: | 10410 |
| Year built: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25590 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Location: | 1600 km (1000 mls) W off Honolulu, HI, USA (Pacific Ocean) |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Wake Island Airport (AWK) |
| Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL) | |
| Flightnumber: | 7413-23 |
Narrative:
While on a cross-Pacific flight from Wake Island to
Honolulu, the no. 1 engine stopped. The crew then placed the no. 2 and 3
fuel selectors to the near empty auxiliary tanks. The no. 2 and 3 engines
then also stopped, forcing the crew to feather the no.1, 2 and 3
propellers. Full power was applied to the remaining no. 4 engine as the
DC-4 descended. Seperate attempts were made to restart the no. 1 and 2
engines, but of no avail. When trying to restart the no. 3 engine, the
aircraft struck the water.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of the
accident was the loss of power in three engines due to incorrect fuel
system management and faulty restarting methods which resulted in the
ditching of the aircraft." (CAB report File No. 1-0160)
Events:
Airplane - Engines - Fuel starvation
Result
- Emergency, forced landing - Ditching
Sources:
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