ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331072
Date: | Saturday 18 July 1970 |
Time: | 16:00 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
Owner/operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | N6459C |
MSN: | 2017 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA) |
Destination airport: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Catalina struck granite boulders 252 feet short and 5 feet below runway elevation.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
terrain - other
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts, conditions - downwind
weather - high temperature
weather briefing - no record of briefing received
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | OAK71FVA08 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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