Honolulu – San Francisco

On November 4, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Honolulu – San Francisco experienced a crash involving Boeing 314 Clipper, operated by Pan American World Airways - PAA, with the event recorded near Pacific Ocean All World.

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

23 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 23 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute, two engines lost power and the captain decided to make an emergency landing about 625 miles northeast of Honolulu. All 23 occupants were quickly rescued by the crew of a US Navy ship while the aircraft christened 'Honolulu Clipper' was deliberately sunk by gunfire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC18601, MSN 1988, year of manufacture 1939.