Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 8 April 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-41
Location: Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft electrical system.Aircraft electrical system.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed at sea following an on-board fire.A commercial aircraft crashed at sea following an on-board fire.
Description
Crashed at sea after on board fire.
Primary Cause
On-board fire caused by an electrical fault.On-board fire caused by an electrical fault.Share on:
