Shanghai – Hong Kong

On December 21, 1948 at 02:00 PM, Shanghai – Hong Kong experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Civil Air Transport, with the event recorded near Basalt Island Hong Kong.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

35 people were known to be on board, 35 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the descent to Hong Kong-Kai Tak Airport in low visibility due to low clouds. On approach, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located on the Basalt Island, about 15 km east of Kai Tak Airport. All 35 occupants were killed, among them Quentin Roosevelt II, Director of the China National Aviation Corporation.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8342C, MSN 18348, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.3140°, 114.3652°.