Of the 58 people on board, 57 survived with 44 suffering from minor injuries and one female passenger losing her life.

[1] In the evening of July 13, 1960, at 11:25 pm, Flight 1–11 landed at Okinawa-Naha Airport on the Japanese island of Okinawa, which was its last intended stopover of its journey from New York City, United States, to Manila, Philippines.

The other stopovers included the American cities of Seattle, Washington, and Anchorage, Alaska, as well as Japan's capital Tokyo.

The crew believed that the origin of the problem lay with carburetor icing and so took action to correct the issue.

2 rotation, the crew attempted to activate the firewall shutoff valve so the engine would be deprived of lubricant.

[2] The right wing remained afloat for three hours following the crash, working as a makeshift liferaft for many survivors, while the remainder of the aircraft sank between 8 and 10 minutes after the ditching.