Incident Overview
Date: Friday 7 July 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 0471
Location: Pensacola Bay, FL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (fuselage, wings, tail)Aircraft structure (fuselage, wings, tail)
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a hard landing, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s structure.A passenger aircraft experienced a hard landing, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s structure.
Description
Damaged in hard landing.
Primary Cause
Hard landing ? the aircraft impacted the ground with significant force, causing structural damage.Hard landing ? the aircraft impacted the ground with significant force, causing structural damage.Share on:
