ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina NZ4002 Lauthala Bay
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Date:Thursday 23 September 1943
Time:20:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Operator:Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF
Registration: NZ4002
MSN: 1334
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Lauthala Bay (   Fiji)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed at Lauthala Bay while departing for a night circuit practice. The flying boat took off with the elevator trim tabs wrongly set and crashed into the water from a height of about 200 feet.

Classification:
Wrong takeoff configuration (flaps/trim)
Loss of control

Sources:
» NZ Serials


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