Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 April 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 2385
Location: NAS Trinidad –
ÿ Trinidad and Tobago
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).
Category: Accident
A twin-engine Cessna 206 experienced a sudden loss of lift and control during takeoff, resulting in a nose-diving and sinking trajectory over the waters off NAS Trinidad.A twin-engine Cessna 206 experienced a sudden loss of lift and control during takeoff, resulting in a nose-diving and sinking trajectory over the waters off NAS Trinidad.
Description
Bounced on takeoff and nose dug into water and sank NAS Trinidad.
Primary Cause
Loss of lift during takeoff due to a sudden change in airflow.Loss of lift during takeoff due to a sudden change in airflow.Share on:
