ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334467
Date: | Sunday 16 June 1957 |
Time: | |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Owner/operator: | World Wide Air Services |
Registration: | VH-WWB |
MSN: | 1830 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kikori River -
Papua New Guinea
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The aircraft suffered a violent deceleration, water-looped to port and sank on a mud bank. The accident was due to the failure of the hull for reasons undetermined.
Sources:
Consolidated production list / G. Goodall Revision history:
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