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Pan Am Flight 526A : ウィキペディア英語版 | Pan Am Flight 526A
Pan American World Airways Flight 526A, a Douglas DC-4, took off from San Juan-Isla Grande Airport, Puerto Rico, at 12:11 PM AST on April 11, 1952 on a flight to Idlewild International Airport, New York City with 64 passengers and five crew members on board.〔(Accident Description Pan Am Flight 526A ), ''Aviation Safety Net''〕 Due to inadequate maintenance, engine no. 3 failed after takeoff, followed shortly by engine no. 4.〔(Accident Details Pan Am Flight 526A ), (''PlaneCrashInfo.com'' )〕 Nine minutes after takeoff, the aircraft ditched in rough seas〔(Accident Description Pan Am Flight 526A ), (''PanAmAir.org'' )〕 11.3 miles NW of San Juan Airport,〔(Accident location map ), ''Aviation Safety Net''〕 broke apart and sank after three minutes.〔 Panicking passengers refused to leave the sinking wreck.〔(A Tragic Good Friday 1952 ), by ''J. R. Lee, AOC, USCG, Retired'' and ''Ted A. Morris, Lt. Col., USAF, Retired''〕 52 passengers were killed, and 17 passengers and crew members were rescued by the USCG.〔("1947 - Coast Guard Air Detachment San Juan Puerto Rico Established" ), (''United States Coast Guard Aviation History'' )〕 After this accident it was recommended to implement pre-flight safety demonstrations for over-water flights.〔 ==Aircraft== The Douglas DC-4 piston aircraft with four propellers had made its first flight in 1945 and had 20,835 airframe hours.〔〔(Definition of "airframe" ), (''AviationTerms.com'' )〕
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