What happened
During a local training mission operating out of Agana Airport, an aircraft carrying a total of eight people—consisting of five crew members and three passengers—experienced a fatal accident. The passenger manifest included two Army officers and one flight attendant from Pan Am. As the aircraft was performing its final approach to the runway, it entered a stall and impacted the ground short of the runway threshold.
Following the impact, a significant post-crash fire broke out, resulting in the total destruction of the airframe. The accident resulted in five fatalities and left three survivors with injuries.
Findings
Preliminary reports indicated that the aircraft was operating under specific training conditions at the time of the accident. It was noted that one of the engines was not producing power during the final approach phase, a condition believed to have been intentionally implemented to simulate an engine failure for instructional purposes.