Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 August 2018
Aircraft Type: Grumman HU-16C Albatross
Owner/operator: Stargazer Aero
Registration Number: N1955G
Location: 680 km WNW off Cape Hatteras, NC –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden ditching during takeoff from the Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina, to a multi-stop aerial surveillance mission. The aircraft sustained significant damage and all occupants were safely recovered aboard a passing AMVER vessel.An aircraft experienced a sudden ditching during takeoff from the Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina, to a multi-stop aerial surveillance mission. The aircraft sustained significant damage and all occupants were safely recovered aboard a passing AMVER vessel.
Description
Operating on a flight from Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina, to deploy a weather buoys during a multi-stop aerial surveillance mission, the aircraft ditched to the waters struck something in the water upon takeoff, 425 miles offshore of Cape Hatteras. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the uninjured five occupants were brought aboard a passing Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) equipped container vessel. Location at 2100Z on 25 Aug 2018 as reported by Bermuda Radio – 31-10.5N 070-01.6W. The aircraft subsequently sank.
Source of Information
http://www.seaplanecrossings.org/blog/2018/10/13/poseidon-calls-pegasus-to-final-rest-after-freak-accident-at-sea/, http://www.dailyadvance.com/News/2018/08/26/Coast-Guard-5-rescued-after-EC-seaplane-goes-down.htmlhttp://www.seaplanecrossings.org/blog/2018/10/13/poseidon-calls-pegasus-to-final-rest-after-freak-accident-at-sea/, http://www.dailyadvance.com/News/2018/08/26/Coast-Guard-5-rescued-after-EC-seaplane-goes-down.htmlPrimary Cause
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