Incident Overview
Date: Monday 10 May 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 08226
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Pushback / towing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Lift SystemAircraft Lift System
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, en route between [Departure City] and [Destination City], experienced a sudden loss of fuel and sank due to the weight of the aircraft on the towline.A commercial aircraft, en route between [Departure City] and [Destination City], experienced a sudden loss of fuel and sank due to the weight of the aircraft on the towline.
Description
Force-landed at sea due to fuel exhaustion and sank under tow.
Primary Cause
Fuel exhaustion leading to loss of lift and buoyancy.Fuel exhaustion leading to loss of lift and buoyancy.Share on:
