Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 October 1964
Aircraft Type: Steward-Davis Super Catalina (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines
Registration Number: N4936V
Location: Otter Lake, Chichagof Island, AK –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Flight Controls (specifically level off and altitude control)Flight Controls (specifically level off and altitude control)
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Catalina Super Catalina, modified by Steward-Davis Inc., crashed into Otter Lake after a hard landing. The aircraft was transporting supplies to build a US Forest Service cabin on the shore of the lake. The pilot was reportedly operating at an improper level off, and there was a lack of supervision.A Catalina Super Catalina, modified by Steward-Davis Inc., crashed into Otter Lake after a hard landing. The aircraft was transporting supplies to build a US Forest Service cabin on the shore of the lake. The pilot was reportedly operating at an improper level off, and there was a lack of supervision.
Description
The airplane nosed in after a hard landing on the water of Otter Lake. It was transporting supplies from Sitka to build a US Forest Service cabin that was being constructed on the shore of the lake. The airplane was a former US Navy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina that had been converted by Steward-Davis Inc. as a Super Catalina with upgraded Wright Cyclone R-2600 engines, a modified tail fin, a faired nose and other modifications. PROBABLE CAUSES: copilot – improper level off pilot in command – inadequate supervision of flight FACTORS: miscellaneous acts,conditions – poorly planned approach miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? improper level off and insufficient supervision during landing.Pilot error ? improper level off and insufficient supervision during landing.Share on:
