In 1938 , the noted aviator Ed Musick and his crew died on the Pan American World Airways S-42 '' Samoan Clipper '' over Pago Pago , while on a survey flight to Auckland , New Zealand . Sometime after takeoff , the aircraft experienced trouble , and Musick turned it back toward Pago Pago . While the crew dumped fuel in preparation for an emergency landing , an explosion occurred that tore the aircraft apart
Samoan Clipper
Samoan Clipper
American Samoa