For the 1938 accident in Bozeman, Montana, see Northwest Airlines Flight 2.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2
Wreckage of N74608.
Accident
Date
April 2, 1956 (1956-04-02)
Summary
Crew error, water ditching
Site
Puget Sound, King County, Washington, United States 47°23′N122°22′W / 47.39°N 122.37°W / 47.39; -122.37
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser
Aircraft name
Stratocruiser Tokyo
Operator
Northwest Orient Airlines
Registration
N74608[1]
Flight origin
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
1st stopover
Portland International Airport
2nd stopover
Chicago, Illinois
Destination
New York, New York
Passengers
32
Crew
6
Fatalities
5 (4 passengers, 1 crew)
Injuries
2
Survivors
33
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Location in the United States
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Location in Washington
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2 was a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser aircraft that was ditched into Puget Sound, just off Maury Island at the Point Robinson Light, shortly after takeoff from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) on the morning of Monday, April 2, 1956.[2][3][4]
The plane flew over Normandy Park heading southwest. All of those aboard survived the ditching and escaped the aircraft before it sank, but four passengers and one flight attendant subsequently died.[4][5][6]
^"FAA Registry (N74608)". Federal Aviation Administration.
^"Plane carrying 37 crashes into Puget Sound; 4 dead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 2, 1956. p. 1.
^"Thirty-three safe as plane crashes in Puget Sound". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 3, 1956. p. 1.
^ ab"Accident Investigation Report". Northwest Airlines, Inc. Boeing 377, N74608, in Puget Sound, near Seattle, Washington, April 2, 1956. Civil Aeronautics Board. November 14, 1956. File No. 1-0051.
^"Ditching blamed on flap trouble". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 3, 1956. p. 1A.
^"Search continues for man lost in plane ditching". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). INS. April 3, 1956. p. A2.
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