A Boeing 377 Stratocruiser operated by Pan American World Airways, similar to the aircraft lost in the accident.
Accident
Date
April 29, 1952 (1952-04-29)
Summary
Engine separation, in-flight breakup
Site
281 nautical miles (520 km) SW of Carolina, Brazil 9°45′7.11″S50°47′3.13″W / 9.7519750°S 50.7842028°W / -9.7519750; -50.7842028
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26
Aircraft name
Clipper Good Hope
Operator
Pan American World Airways
Registration
N1039V
Flight origin
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1st stopover
Montevideo, Uruguay
2nd stopover
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil
3rd stopover
Port of Spain-Piarco Airport, Trinidad and Tobago
Destination
Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport), New York City, United States
Occupants
50
Passengers
41
Crew
9
Fatalities
50
Survivors
0
Pan American World Airways Flight 202 was a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser aircraft that crashed in the Amazon Basin about 281 nautical miles (320 mi; 520 km) southwest of Carolina, Brazil on April 29, 1952.[1] The accident happened en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, during the third leg of a four-leg journey.[1] All 50 people on board were killed in the deadliest-ever accident involving the Boeing 377.[2]
The investigation took place under exceptionally unfavorable conditions, and the exact cause of the crash was not established. However, it was theorized based on an examination of the wreckage that an engine had separated in flight after propeller blade failure.
^ ab"Accident description: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
^"Accident list: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
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