65 Years ago today: On 17 November 1955 a Peninsular Douglas C-54 crashed on climbout from Seattle-Boeing Field, killing 28 out of 74 occupants.
| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1955 |
| Time: | 23:59 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Peninsular Air Transport |
| Registration: | N88852 |
| C/n / msn: | 3123 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-11 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 70 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 74 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) S of Seattle-Boeing Field, WA (BFI) ( |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (BFI/KBFI), United States of America |
| Destination airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America |
| Flightnumber: | 17K |
Narrative:
Crashed in a residential area following takeoff from runway 13.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE : “The excessively high drag resulting from the improperly indexed propeller blades and inability to feather. These conditions were the result o a series of maintenance errors and omissions.”
