Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Nov 17, 1955 (28 killed), S...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on November 17, 1955 near Seattle-Boeing Field Washington, United States with 28 fatalities. Cause: Excessive drag from...
- Date: November 17, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Seattle-Boeing Field Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Excessive drag from improperly indexed propeller blades and inability to feather the No. 4 propeller after an engine failure, resulting from maintenance errors and omissions
Peninsular Air Transport Flight 17K, a charter carrying passengers including soldiers returning from Korea, crashed shortly after takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle just before midnight on 17 November 1955. The aircraft fell into a residential area and 28 of the 74 people aboard were killed.