Douglas DC-7 crash, Jun 3, 1963 (101 killed), Pacific Ocean
Douglas DC-7 accident on June 3, 1963 near Pacific Ocean, World with 101 fatalities. Cause: The accident review board could not determine the probable...
- Date: June 3, 1963
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 101
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The accident review board could not determine the probable cause because of a lack of evidence.
Northwest Orient Airlines MATS charter Flight 293 departed McChord Air Force Base carrying 95 passengers and six crew. Radio contact was lost about two and a half hours into the flight, and the aircraft crashed in the North Pacific off Annette Island. No survivors were found and only about 1,500 pounds of floating wreckage was recovered.