Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 August 1966
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator: Rolled Steel Corp.
Registration Number: N331RS
Location: off Highland Park, IL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft left hand pontoonAircraft left hand pontoon
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A small submerged object caused a collision with the left hand pontoon during landing, resulting in the aircraft sinking.A small submerged object caused a collision with the left hand pontoon during landing, resulting in the aircraft sinking.
Description
Struck a submerged object with the left hand pontoon during landing and sank. PROBABLE CAUSE: miscellaneous – foreign object damage FACTOR: miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Primary Cause
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