Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 8 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 48259
Location: Choiseul Island –
ÿ Solomon Islands
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a mountain flight due to a sudden and unexpected mountain slope.A small aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a mountain flight due to a sudden and unexpected mountain slope.
Description
Hit mountain.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Unstable terrain on the mountain slope resulted in a rapid and uncontrolled descent.Unstable terrain on the mountain slope resulted in a rapid and uncontrolled descent.Share on:
