Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 28 February 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-25
Location: 56 km S off Cairns, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during an ASW patrol flight in 2013. Subsequent investigations revealed a significant delay in recovering the wreckage, which was discovered by a diver in 2015, leading to further investigation and identification of the aircraft.A single-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during an ASW patrol flight in 2013. Subsequent investigations revealed a significant delay in recovering the wreckage, which was discovered by a diver in 2015, leading to further investigation and identification of the aircraft.
Description
Crashed during ASW patrol flight. The wreckage was located in 2013 by a diver, but it took until 2015 before additional dives were made to establish the identity of the airplane.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight operations.Mechanical failure during flight operations.Share on:
