43-17208
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- March 6, 1955AccidentHull loss
The aircraft was performing a flight from Tokyo-Haneda to Hong Kong with an intermediate stop at Kadena AFB, Okinawa. While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet over Taiwan in reduced visibility, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 32 km northwest of Taitung. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all 14 occupants have been killed. Probable cause (official findings): It is believed the accident was the result of a controlled flight into terrain.