Pan Am Flight V-1104
NC14715, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 21, 1943 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Mendocino County, 7 miles (11 km) SW of Ukiah, California 39°04′0″N 123°17′0″W / 39.06667°N 123.28333°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Martin M-130 |
| Aircraft name | Philippine Clipper |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Call sign | CLIPPER VICTOR-1104 |
| Registration | NC14715 |
| Flight origin | Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii |
| Destination | San Francisco, California |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 19 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Pan Am Flight V-1104, trip no. 62100, was a Martin M-130 flying boat nicknamed the Philippine Clipper that crashed on the morning of January 21, 1943, in Northern California. The aircraft was operated by Pan American Airways, and was carrying ten US Navy personnel from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Francisco, California. The aircraft crashed in poor weather into mountainous terrain about 7 mi (11 km) southwest of Ukiah, California.