Wreckage of Pan Am crash discovered after decades
Explorers have located the wreckage of a Pan Am DC-4 that crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico in 1952. The discovery highlights the historical significance of the crash, which led to the implementation of modern aviation safety protocols like pre-flight passenger briefings.
Why it matters
The findings provide closure for families and serve as a reminder of how past aviation tragedies have directly shaped current global flight safety standards.
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Share A A A The wreckage from a Pan Am plane crash in the ocean 74 years ago that helped lead to requirements for the passenger safety briefings on every flight today has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico.
The talks flight attendants deliver about how to inflate a life vest or find the exits on a plane that are routine today were developed after 52 people perished aboard Pan Am’s Clipper Endeavour because they didn’t get off the plane before it sank. Explorers used an autonomous sonar drone to find the fuselage and tail of the DC-4 last month under 600 metres of water.
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