Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Sep 17, 1956
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on September 17, 1956 near Pacific Ocean, World with no fatalities.
- Date: September 17, 1956
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
The US Navy WV-3 Super Constellation BuNo 137893 was on a weather reconnaissance flight from Guam. After losing two engines to oil starvation and failure, the crew ditched about 160 km south of Guam. All 18 crew were rescued from life rafts.