Date & Time:
Dec 17, 1953 at 0845 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Operator:
Registration:
59716
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Meteorological / Weather
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Agana - Agana
MSN:
59716
YOM:
1943
Country:
Northern Mariana Islands
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
9
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
While flying at low altitude into the typhoon Doris, the aircraft (VW-3) crashed into the ocean in unclear circumstances off Agrihan Island. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
