Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 08044
Location: Caribbean –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: Aircraft fuel systemAircraft fuel system
Category: Accident
A flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Guant namo Bay experienced a fuel exhaustion incident, resulting in a crash landing. The aircraft was operating under reduced fuel reserves.A flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Guant namo Bay experienced a fuel exhaustion incident, resulting in a crash landing. The aircraft was operating under reduced fuel reserves.
Description
Crash landed on flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Guant namo Bay due to fuel exhaustion.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=60AxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lg0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=catalina%20crash&pg=2515%2C922579https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=60AxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lg0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=catalina%20crash&pg=2515%2C922579Primary Cause
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