| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 14, 1947 |
| Time: | 1004 |
| Location: | Ocean, 800 miles east of Newfoundland |
| Operator: | American International Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Foynes, Ireland - Botwood, Newfoundland - New York |
| AC Type: | Boeing 314A |
| Registration: | NC18612 |
| cn / ln: | 2086 |
| Aboard: | 69 (passengers:62 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 0 (passengers:0 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane was 5,000 pounds over its certified weight and had to land at sea when it ran out of fuel in severe headwinds. Over the next following 25 hours all occupants were rescued by the US Coast Guard ship Bibb using rafts and small boats and the plane was then sunk as a hazard to shipping. |
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