Pan Am Flight 923
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Pan Am Flight 923 was a Douglas DC-4 operating from Seattle, Washington to Juneau, Alaska, which crashed into Tamgas Mountain on Annette Island, Alaska, on October 26, 1947. All 18 passengers and crew on board were killed.
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Accident | |
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Date | October 26, 1947 (1947-10-26) |
Summary | CFIT for reasons unknown, possible Stall |
Site | Annette Island, Alaska, United States |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft name | Clipper Talisman II |
Operator | Pan American World Airways |
Registration | NC88920 |
Flight origin | Seattle, Washington |
Stopover | Annette Island Airport, Alaska |
Destination | Juneau, Alaska |
Occupants | 18 |
Passengers | 13 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 18 |
Survivors | 0 |
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The crash was the worst in Alaskan commercial aviation at the time, as well as the first crash of a Pan Am four-engine aircraft. An investigation by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB, the precursor to the NTSB) was unable to determine probable cause and it remains unknown to this day.