Lae - Howland Island

On July 2, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Lae - Howland Island experienced a crash involving Lockheed 10 Electra, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Pacific Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was engaged in a world tour and the aircraft has been prepared with special equipment. It was able to fly twenty hours without fuel stop. Crew left Lae in New Guinea bound for Howland Island, in the Pacific Ocean. This trip was estimated to 20 hours flight and it seems the aircraft was lost in sea some thirty minutes prior to its arrival at Howland Island. SAR operations never found any trace of the aircraft nor the crew. Both occupants, famous aviation pioneers and aviators, were lost for ever. Crew: Amelia Earhart, pilot, Frederick Noonan, radio navigator.

Aircraft reference details include registration NR16020, MSN 1055, year of manufacture 1936.