| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 12, 1953 |
| Time: | 0841 |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, 325 miles east of Wake Island |
| Operator: | Transocean Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 512 |
| Route: | Wake Island - Honolulu - Oakland |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-6A |
| Registration: | N90806 |
| cn / ln: | 42901/153 |
| Aboard: | 58 (passengers:50 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 58 (passengers:50 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Lost at sea while en route from Wake Island to Honolulu, Hawaii, approximately 325 miles east of Wake Island. Cause not determined, but there was thunderstorms and turbulence in the area. Fourteen bodies and all life rafts were recovered. The plywood panel from the navigator's table was recovered with the words "falling in" written on it. There is some speculation that a bomb caused the accident. The aircraft was named "The Royal Hawaiian." |
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