Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 December 1946
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: V¡as Areas de Colombia – VIARCO
Registration Number: C-406
Location: Buenaventura –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gear and/or the aircraft’s structure.Aircraft landing gear and/or the aircraft’s structure.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft struck a submerged tree trunk or mud bank during landing after a flight from California.A Boeing 737 aircraft struck a submerged tree trunk or mud bank during landing after a flight from California.
Description
Struck a submerged tree trunk or mud bank and broke in to on landing after a flight from Cali.
Primary Cause
Possible impact with a submerged obstacle.Possible impact with a submerged obstacle.Share on:
