Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 7 July 1953 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Operator: | United States Coast Guard |
Registration: | 46617 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Mississippi River ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Water-looped when struck an underwater obstacle in Mississippi River and sank. It was landing to pick up a man from a fishing boat.
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The Windsor Daily Star - Jul 7, 1953
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.