Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 July 1970
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: N6459C
Location: Columbia Airport, CA (COA) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Catalina AircraftCatalina Aircraft
Category: Accident
A Catalina aircraft struck granite boulders approximately 252 feet short and 5 feet below the runway elevation. The incident occurred due to a pilot misjudged distance, speed, and altitude, compounded by terrain factors, weather conditions, and potentially miscellaneous actions. Lack of a formal briefing contributed to the situation.A Catalina aircraft struck granite boulders approximately 252 feet short and 5 feet below the runway elevation. The incident occurred due to a pilot misjudged distance, speed, and altitude, compounded by terrain factors, weather conditions, and potentially miscellaneous actions. Lack of a formal briefing contributed to the situation.
Description
The Catalina struck granite boulders 252 feet short and 5 feet below runway elevation. PROBABLEÿCAUSES: pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿmisjudgedÿdistance,speed,andÿaltitude terrainÿ-ÿother FACTORS: miscellaneousÿacts, conditionsÿ-ÿdownwind weatherÿ-ÿhighÿtemperature weatherÿbriefingÿ-ÿnoÿrecordÿofÿbriefingÿreceived weatherÿforecastÿ-ÿunknown/notÿreported
Primary Cause
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