Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 May 1942
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 2476
Location: Pearl Harbor, HI –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Passenger jet’s lift system, including control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Passenger jet’s lift system, including control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A passenger jet experienced a sudden and significant loss of lift due to water looping and subsequent sinking, resulting in a loss of control and a potential crash.A passenger jet experienced a sudden and significant loss of lift due to water looping and subsequent sinking, resulting in a loss of control and a potential crash.
Description
Water looped and sank.
Primary Cause
Water looping and sinking likely caused a loss of control and instability, leading to a rapid descent and loss of lift.Water looping and sinking likely caused a loss of control and instability, leading to a rapid descent and loss of lift.Share on:
