- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 24, 1955
Time: 2048
Location: Pacific Ocean (1,000 miles west of Honolulu, HI)
Operator: Flying Tiger Line
Flight #: ?
Route: Wake Island - Honolulu
AC Type: Douglas C-54A
Registration: N90433
cn / ln: 10410
Aboard: 5   (passengers:0  crew:5)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane lost 3 engines and ditched into the Pacific Ocean. The loss of power in three engines due to incorrect fuel system management and faulty restarting methods which resulted in the ditching of the aircraft.
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