Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 July 1954
Aircraft Type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-0066
Location: Saint Anthony, NL –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft, likely a single-engine plane, experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff in dense fog, resulting in a fatal crash into a residential house.A small aircraft, likely a single-engine plane, experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff in dense fog, resulting in a fatal crash into a residential house.
Description
Failed to lift off from fog-shrouded water and crashed into a house. Resident woman (28) killed.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Weather conditions ? dense fog ? prevented takeoff, leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Weather conditions ? dense fog ? prevented takeoff, leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
