Airplane Crash - Near Sanoyea, Liberia 06/22/1951
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Sanoyea, Liberia
Date | 06/22/1951 |
Time | 03:25 |
Location | Near Sanoyea, Liberia |
Operator | Pan American World Airways |
Flight # | 151 |
Route | Johannesburg - Accra - Monrovia - New York |
Type | Lockheed 049 Constellation |
Registration | N88846 |
Cn/In | 2046 |
Aboard | 40 |
Fatalities | 40 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The plane crashed into a hill at 1000 ft. in a level descending attitude, 54 miles from the airport. The pilot descended below en route minimum altitude without knowing the aircraft's position. The aircraft was named Clipper Great Republic. |
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