Airplane Crash - Off The Oregon Coast 03/26/1955
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Off the Oregon coast
| Date | 03/26/1955 |
| Time | 11:12 |
| Location | Off the Oregon coast |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight # | 845/26 |
| Route | Portland - Honolulu |
| Type | Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26 |
| Registration | N1032V |
| Cn/In | 15932 |
| Aboard | 23 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane ditched 35 miles off the Oregon coast after the No. 3 engine and propeller broke away causing severe control difficulties. The plane sank after 20 minutes. Loss of control and inability to maintain altitude following failure of the No. 3 propeller which resulted in wrenching free the No. 3 power package. The aircraft was named 'Clipper United States.' |
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