VH-BPE — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

October 29, 1953Accident
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines' Flight 304/44 of October 28. 1953, was scheduled between Sydney, Australia., and San Francisco., California., with intermediate stops at Nadi., Fiji Island, Canton Island., and Honolulu, T. H. The flight to Honolulu was without incident.
Douglas DC-6 · 19 fatalities
The Board determines the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the crew to follow prescribed procedures for an instrument approach. The following findings were reported: - The clearance given the flight for its instrument approach to San Francisco Airport was proper. was acknowledged. Full accident record