Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 March 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 08251
Location: Albemarle Sound, NC –
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Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of control during a low-altitude flight, resulting in a water-looped and sinking descent.A small aircraft experienced a loss of control during a low-altitude flight, resulting in a water-looped and sinking descent.
Description
Wing hit water during low-altitude run, water-looped and sank.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to inadequate airspeed and/or control surface response during low-altitude flight.Loss of control due to inadequate airspeed and/or control surface response during low-altitude flight.Share on:
