Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crash, Apr 2, 1956 (5 killed), S...
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser accident on April 2, 1956 near Seattle Washington, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The flight engineer failed to close...
- Date: April 2, 1956
- Aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
- Location: Seattle Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flight engineer failed to close the engine cowl flaps, so the crew misread the control problem when the wing flaps were retracted.
Northwest Orient Flight 2, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (N74608), took off from Seattle Tacoma on 2 April 1956 and encountered severe buffeting and a left roll shortly after takeoff. The crew ditched the aircraft in Puget Sound. Five people died, and all others aboard escaped the aircraft.