Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 March 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 08181
Location: Jacksonville NAS, FL (NIP) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
A hard landing and subsequent sinking occurred following the detonation of four depth charges on a commercial aircraft. The aircraft was lost and remains unrecoverable.A hard landing and subsequent sinking occurred following the detonation of four depth charges on a commercial aircraft. The aircraft was lost and remains unrecoverable.
Description
Made hard landing and sank with 4 depth charges. Never recovered.
Primary Cause
Depth charge detonation.Depth charge detonation.Share on:
