Narrative:
A Consolidated Catalina was damaged beyond repair when it sank just offshore Kyleakin, Scotland. The navigator went down with the plane and did not survive. The airplane was being ferried from Ottawa to India to conduct aerial survey flights on behalf of the Indian government.
The amphibian airplane made a forced landing at Kyleakin due to fuel shortage as a result of headwinds. It broke its moorings and drifted offshore. It quickly took on water and sank.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 22 December 1955 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | Spartan Air Services |
| Registration: | CF-EPX |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Kyleakin, Scotland ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
| Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK), United Kingdom |
A Consolidated Catalina was damaged beyond repair when it sank just offshore Kyleakin, Scotland. The navigator went down with the plane and did not survive. The airplane was being ferried from Ottawa to India to conduct aerial survey flights on behalf of the Indian government.
The amphibian airplane made a forced landing at Kyleakin due to fuel shortage as a result of headwinds. It broke its moorings and drifted offshore. It quickly took on water and sank.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustionForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Ottawa Citizen - Dec 22, 1955Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Goose Bay Airport, NL to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 3497 km (2186 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Goose Bay Airport, NL to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 3497 km (2186 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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