ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina N85U Orange Beach, AL
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Status:5
Date:Friday 3 July 2015
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Operator:Flying Fireman
Registration: N85U
MSN: 2111
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Wright R-2600-35
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:off Orange Beach, AL (   United States of America)
Phase: Standing (STD)
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Narrative:
On June 29, 2015, a Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina became beached on a sand bar on the shore of Orange Beach, Alabama. The aircraft was being used in the film production of "The U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" and had just landed. The aircraft began taking on water and a pump was used to remove the water from the inside of the plane.
Initial attempts to free the plane using two tractors failed because a cable snapped. A further attempt on July 4 also failed. During attempts to hoist the Catalina onto a barge the fuselage broke.

Sources:
» WSFA 30 June 2015
» Fox 10


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