Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 December 1949
Aircraft Type: Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso B
Owner/operator: Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij – BPM
Registration Number: PK-AKC
Location: Muntok Bay –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Pilot’s control inputs and aircraft stability systems.Pilot’s control inputs and aircraft stability systems.
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during flight, resulting in a crash.A single-engine aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during flight, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed.
Source of Information
http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1949.htm#02.12.1949, http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfhttp://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1949.htm#02.12.1949, http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to pilot error during flight.Loss of control due to pilot error during flight.Share on:
