Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crash, Apr 29, 1952 (50 killed)
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser accident on April 29, 1952 near Porto Nacional Tocantins, Brazil with 50 fatalities. Cause: No. 2 engine and propeller...
- Date: April 29, 1952
- Aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
- Location: Porto Nacional Tocantins, Brazil
- Fatalities: 50
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No. 2 engine and propeller separated in flight, reason undetermined
Pan American's Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Clipper Good Hope, flying the Buenos Aires to New York service, departed Rio de Janeiro for Port of Spain on 29 April 1952. While cruising at night in good weather at 14,500 feet, it suffered severe vibration, went out of control and broke apart over an isolated area of Brazil about 120 km southeast of Porto Nacional. All 50 people on board, 41 passengers and 9 crew, were killed and the wreckage was found two days later.