Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2
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For the 1938 accident in Bozeman, Montana, see Northwest Airlines Flight 2.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2 was a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser aircraft that was ditched into Puget Sound, just off Maury Island at the Point Robinson Light, shortly after takeoff from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) on the morning of Monday, April 2, 1956.[2][3][4]
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Accident | |
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Date | April 2, 1956 (1956-04-02) |
Summary | Crew error, water ditching |
Site | Puget Sound, King County, Washington, United States 47.39°N 122.37°W / 47.39; -122.37 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser |
Aircraft name | Stratocruiser Tokyo |
Operator | Northwest Orient Airlines |
Registration | N74608[1] |
Flight origin | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport |
1st stopover | Portland International Airport |
2nd stopover | Chicago, Illinois |
Destination | New York, New York |
Passengers | 32 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 5 (4 passengers, 1 crew) |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 33 |
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The plane flew over Normandy Park heading southwest. All of those aboard survived the ditching and escaped the aircraft before it sank, but four passengers and one flight attendant subsequently died.[4][5][6]