ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340775
| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 2446 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Guinea -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The pilot was attempting to land the flying boat about three miles off shore from New Guinea to avoid heavy surf. The plane was full stalled at about 5 feet and dropped down on a crest of a swell. It bounced into the air coming down in the following trough. The starboard engine came out of its mount and dropped into sea, leaving connecting lines on fire. The plane eventually sank.
Sources:
VP-101 Mishap list (vpnavy.com)
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