Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 September 1954
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Dominicana – FAD
Registration Number: HI-24
Location: 2,5 km WSW off Isla Catalina –
ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft hydraulic system.Aircraft hydraulic system.
Category: Accident
A Catalina, President Trujillo’s personal aircraft, sank off the coast of Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic, due to a hydraulic failure resulting in the hull filling with water.A Catalina, President Trujillo’s personal aircraft, sank off the coast of Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic, due to a hydraulic failure resulting in the hull filling with water.
Description
The PBY-5A Catalina, HI-24, sank off the coast of Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic. This was President Trujillos personal aircraft. It has been told that the captain ordered the flight engineer to unscrew drain plug. The hull then filled with water causing the Catalina to sink.
Source of Information
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdf, https://sites.google.com/site/aerocapsulas/menu/hundimientohttp://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdf, https://sites.google.com/site/aerocapsulas/menu/hundimientoPrimary Cause
Hydraulic failure in the aircraft’s systems.Hydraulic failure in the aircraft’s systems.Share on:
