Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 2468
Location: Dunkeswell –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: HC-54 pilotHC-54 pilot
Category: Other
An RAF Vultee Vengeance on loan to the US Navy crashed during takeoff, resulting in damage. The accident was attributed to an incapacitation of the HC-54 pilot, with an autopsy revealing cardiovascular issues potentially causing acute chest pains.An RAF Vultee Vengeance on loan to the US Navy crashed during takeoff, resulting in damage. The accident was attributed to an incapacitation of the HC-54 pilot, with an autopsy revealing cardiovascular issues potentially causing acute chest pains.
Description
Destroyed when an RAF Vultee Vengeance on loan to the US Navy crashed into it on takeoff. The primary cause of the accident was undetermined, but Air Force investigators concluded that probable cause was an incapacitation of the HC-54 pilot. An autopsy revealed cardiovascular issues which may have caused acute chest pains.
Primary Cause
Incapacitation of the HC-54 pilotIncapacitation of the HC-54 pilotShare on:
