Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 February 1975
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: N5588W
Location: near Wikieup, AZ –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: PowerplantPowerplant
Category: Accident
A Catalina aircraft experienced a forced landing due to loss of power from both engines while flying in the desert. The pilot failed to follow established procedures and operating practices, resulting in a crash.A Catalina aircraft experienced a forced landing due to loss of power from both engines while flying in the desert. The pilot failed to follow established procedures and operating practices, resulting in a crash.
Description
Both engines lost power en route. The pilot attempted a forced landing beside a highway in the desert. The Catalina collided with a dirt bank and crashed. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S): powerplantÿ-ÿmiscellaneous:ÿpowerplantÿfailureÿforÿundeterminedÿreasons pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿfailedÿtoÿfollowÿapprovedÿprocedures,directives,etc. FACTOR(S): terrainÿ-ÿrough/uneven miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿdisregardÿofÿgoodÿoperatingÿpractice miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿfailureÿofÿtwoÿorÿmoreÿengines partialÿpowerÿlossÿ-ÿpartialÿlossÿofÿpowerÿ-ÿ2ÿengines emergencyÿcircumstancesÿ-ÿforcedÿlandingÿoffÿairportÿonÿland
Primary Cause
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