ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89530
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| Date: | Friday 25 August 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Nederlandse Nieuw Guinea Petroleum Maatschappij |
| Registration: | PK-AKR |
| MSN: | 1010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi from Hong Kong/Kai Tak -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kai Tak |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
*Two-engined PBY Catalina flyingboat on Friday crashed into Kowloon Bay on test flight after heavy maintenance. Five injured, one serious, pilot lost his leg. Owner as "Nederlands New-Guinea Petroleum Company".
**Grumman G.21A Goose c/n1010 PK-AKR Bataafsche Petroleum w/o 28.08.50 Hong Kong
***Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina PK-AKR c/n and operator unknown w/o Hong Kong 28.08.50
Sources:
**http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.htm
*Singapore Standard 30 August 1950, p9 (date)
***World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2011 14:50 | TB | Added |
| 04-Feb-2019 09:50 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2019 20:19 | TB | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2019 21:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2021 13:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2022 21:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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