Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 January 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 0466
Location: Escambia Bay, FL –
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Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder).Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder).
Category: Accident
A passenger jet experienced a sudden loss of lift and control due to a significant water loop, resulting in a sinking of the aircraft.A passenger jet experienced a sudden loss of lift and control due to a significant water loop, resulting in a sinking of the aircraft.
Description
Water looped and sank.
Primary Cause
Loss of lift during a water loop.Loss of lift during a water loop.Share on:
