Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 5 March 1967
Aircraft Type: Grumman HU-16E Albatross
Owner/operator: United States Coast Guard
Registration Number: 1240
Location: Gulf of Mexico –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The Albatross amphibian plane’s flight control systems and navigation equipment.The Albatross amphibian plane’s flight control systems and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
An Albatross amphibian plane failed to return from a rescue mission following a distress signal received from a fishing boat near the Carrabelle sea buoy in the Gulf of Mexico.An Albatross amphibian plane failed to return from a rescue mission following a distress signal received from a fishing boat near the Carrabelle sea buoy in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
The Albatross amphibian plane failed to return from a rescue mission. It took off in response to a distress signal from a fishing boat near the Carrabelle sea buoy in the Gulf of Mexico.
Source of Information
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Possible mechanical failure or navigational error.Possible mechanical failure or navigational error.Share on:
