| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Saturday 18 July 1970 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
| Operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | N6459C |
| MSN: | 2017 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA), United States of America |
| Columbia Airport, CA (COA), United States of America |
The Catalina struck granite boulders 252 feet short and 5 feet below runway elevation.
Probable Cause:
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
Sources:
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