January 1952 plane crash near Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 324
N45342, the Douglas DC-4 involved in the crash, in its TWA livery
Accident
Date
January 19, 1952
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain due to mechanical failure in poor weather[1]
Site
Hecate Strait, 0.8 miles ESE of Sandspit Airport, Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada
53°15′15″N131°48′50″W / 53.25417°N 131.81389°W / 53.25417; -131.81389
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Douglas DC-4 (Douglas C-54 Skymaster)
Operator
Northwest Orient Airlines
Registration
N45342
Flight origin
Haneda Airport, Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
1st stopover
Eareckson Air Station, Shemya, Alaska, United States
2nd stopover
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Destination
McChord Air Force Base, Lakewood, Washington, United States
Occupants
43
Passengers
40
Crew
3
Fatalities
36
Survivors
7
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 324 was a military charter flight from Haneda Airport to McChord Air Force Base. On the morning of January 19, 1952, the flight crashed into Hecate Strait in British Columbia, Canada, while making an emergency landing at Sandspit Airport. All three crew members and 33 of the 40 passengers were killed, making the flight the third-deadliest aviation accident in Canada at the time.[1]
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