Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 June 1945
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers OA-10A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-34050
Location: 177 km S off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and flight control systems.Aircraft engine and flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A test flight for COMAIR Admiralties’ measurement equipment resulted in a catastrophic crash, resulting in the presumed deaths of all four crew members and seven passengers. The aircraft was never recovered.A test flight for COMAIR Admiralties’ measurement equipment resulted in a catastrophic crash, resulting in the presumed deaths of all four crew members and seven passengers. The aircraft was never recovered.
Description
The plane failed to return from a test flight to test distance measuring equipment for COMAIR Admiralties. The plane was never found. The four crew members and seven passengers are presumed to have died in the crash.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/oa-10/44-34050.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/oa-10/44-34050.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
