| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | zaterdag 18 juli 1970 |
| Tijd: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Unknown |
| Registratie: | N6459C |
| Constructienummer: | 2017 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA) ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Brandblusvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA), Verenigde Staten |
| Columbia Airport, CA (COA), Verenigde Staten |
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
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