Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers OA-10A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-33889
Location: between Biak Island and Helen Island –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft vanished without a trace while en route to locate life rafts, resulting in the presumed deaths of nine occupants, including eight crew members and one passenger.A commercial aircraft vanished without a trace while en route to locate life rafts, resulting in the presumed deaths of nine occupants, including eight crew members and one passenger.
Description
The plane left Biak Island to locate life rafts. The plane vanished without a trace. The nine occupants, eight crew members and one passenger, are presumed to have died.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/oa-10/44-33889.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/oa-10/44-33889.htmlPrimary Cause
Unknown ? Possible navigational error or unforeseen atmospheric conditions.Unknown ? Possible navigational error or unforeseen atmospheric conditions.Share on:
