Narrative:
Operating on a flight from Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina, to deploy a weather buoys during a multi-stop aerial surveillance mission, the aircraft ditched to the waters struck something in the water upon takeoff, 425 miles offshore
of Cape Hatteras. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the uninjured five occupants were brought aboard a passing Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) equipped container vessel.
Location at 2100Z on 25 Aug 2018 as reported by Bermuda Radio - 31-10.5N 070-01.6W. The aircraft subsequently sank.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 25 August 2018 |
| Type: |  Grumman HU-16C Albatross |
| Operator: | Stargazer Aero |
| Registration: | N1955G |
| MSN: | 406 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-1820 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 680 km (425 mls) WNW off Cape Hatteras, NC ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Survey/research |
| Departure airport: | Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC, United States of America |
| Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC, United States of America |
Operating on a flight from Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina, to deploy a weather buoys during a multi-stop aerial surveillance mission, the aircraft ditched to the waters struck something in the water upon takeoff, 425 miles offshore
of Cape Hatteras. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the uninjured five occupants were brought aboard a passing Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) equipped container vessel.
Location at 2100Z on 25 Aug 2018 as reported by Bermuda Radio - 31-10.5N 070-01.6W. The aircraft subsequently sank.
Sources:
» seaplanecrossings.org» dailyadvance.com
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Distance from Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC to Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC as the crow flies is 19882 km (12426 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC to Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC as the crow flies is 19882 km (12426 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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