Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 November 1938
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 0482
Location: Honolulu Harbour, HI –
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Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Catalina aircraftCatalina aircraft
Category: Accident
A Catalina aircraft engaged in a nighttime exercise against a boathouse in Honolulu, resulting in a collision.A Catalina aircraft engaged in a nighttime exercise against a boathouse in Honolulu, resulting in a collision.
Description
The Catalina flew against a boathouse in the port of Honolulu during night exercise.
Primary Cause
Possible navigational error or misjudgment of the boathouse’s location during nighttime operations.Possible navigational error or misjudgment of the boathouse’s location during nighttime operations.Share on:
