Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 28 January 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 02965
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the autopilot and flight control systems).Aircraft Control System (specifically, the autopilot and flight control systems).
Category: Accident

A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a loss of control during routine flight near Denver International Airport. The aircraft was flying at 280 mph, approximately 45 miles from the airport, when it abruptly lost altitude and drifted off course. The pilot initiated a go-around maneuver, but the aircraft subsequently deviated from the planned path, resulting in a collision with a power line.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a loss of control during routine flight near Denver International Airport. The aircraft was flying at 280 mph, approximately 45 miles from the airport, when it abruptly lost altitude and drifted off course. The pilot initiated a go-around maneuver, but the aircraft subsequently deviated from the planned path, resulting in a collision with a power line.
Description
Missing.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to pilot error during a go-around maneuver.Loss of control due to pilot error during a go-around maneuver.Share on: