Pan Am Flight 151

Pan Am Flight 151
N88846, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed at London-Heathrow airport
Accident
DateJune 22, 1951 (1951-06-22)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
Sitenear Sanoyie, Bong County, Liberia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed L-049 Constellation
Aircraft nameClipper Great Republic
OperatorPan Am World Airways
Call signCLIPPER 151
RegistrationN88846
Flight originJohannesburg, Union of South Africa
1st stopoverLeopoldville, Belgian Congo
2nd stopoverAccra, Gold Coast
Last stopoverMonrovia, Liberia
DestinationNew York City
Passengers31
Crew9
Fatalities40
Injuries0
Survivors0

On June 22, 1951, Pan Am Flight 151, flown by the Lockheed L-049 Constellation propliner Clipper Great Republic (registration N88846) crashed into a West African hill at an elevation of 1,050 ft (320 m) near the village of Sanoyie in Bong County, Liberia. All 31 passengers and nine crew on board were killed.