Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293
N290, the Douglas DC-7 involved, photographed at Chicago O'Hare Int'l Airport in September 1959 | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 3, 1963 |
| Summary | Unknown |
| Site | Clarence Strait, WSW of Annette Island, Alaska 54°12′50″N 133°51′25″W / 54.2138°N 133.857°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-7C |
| Operator | Northwest Orient Airlines |
| Registration | N290 |
| Flight origin | McChord Air Force Base, Washington, United States |
| Destination | Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, United States |
| Occupants | 101 |
| Passengers | 95 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 101 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293 was an American military charter operated on June 3, 1963, by a Northwest Orient Airlines Douglas DC-7C registered N290 the aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of Alaska, resulting in the deaths of all 101 crew and passengers on board. It was the airline's deadliest disaster until the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 24 years later.