Martin M.130 crash, Jan 8, 1945 (23 killed), Port of Spain
Martin M.130 accident on January 8, 1945 near Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago with 23 fatalities. Cause: The first officer did not recognize how...
- Date: January 8, 1945
- Aircraft: Martin M.130
- Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The first officer did not recognize how close the aircraft was to the water and failed to correct its attitude, and the captain did not adequately supervise the landing. The aircraft hit the water above normal landing speed and nose down.
Pan American Martin M 130 China Clipper NC14716, on Flight 161 from Miami to Leopoldville with stops at San Juan and Port of Spain, struck the water about 1.25 miles short of the landing area at Port of Spain on 8 January 1945. It overturned and sank, killing 23 of the 30 people aboard. Seven survived.