Vancouver – Anchorage – Tokyo

On July 21, 1951 at 10:55 PM, Vancouver – Anchorage – Tokyo experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air, 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.

37 people were known to be on board, 37 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 31, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine aircraft left Vancouver at 1853LT bound for Tokyo-Haneda with an intermediate stop in Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage. While cruising along the Alaskan shore, vertical to the Cape Spencer, near Elfin Cove, the crew informed ground about his position and gave an estimate about 0000LT vertical to Yakutat. This was the last message as the airplane disappeared few minutes later. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Anchorage, SAR operations were conducted but no trace of the aircraft nor the 37 occupants was found. All operations were eventually suspended on October 31, 1951.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-CPC, MSN 10327, year of manufacture 1944.