Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 August 1942
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 04474
Location: Coco Solo, Manzanillo Bay –
ÿ Panama
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Tugboat’s takeoff mechanism.Tugboat’s takeoff mechanism.
Category: Accident
A tugboat struck and sank on takeoff at Coco Solo, Manzanillo Bay, within the Canal Zone, resulting in six fatalities.A tugboat struck and sank on takeoff at Coco Solo, Manzanillo Bay, within the Canal Zone, resulting in six fatalities.
Description
Hit Panama Canal tug on takeoff Coco Solo, Manzanillo Bay, Canal Zone. Six killed on tug.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
