ASN Aircraft accident Martin PBM-5A Mariner P-306 Mormugao, Goa
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Status:
Date:Wednesday 10 June 1959
Time:10:30
Type:Martin PBM-5A Mariner
Operator:Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD
Registration: P-306
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Mormugao, Goa (   India)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Negombo RAF Station (CMB/VCBI), Sri Lanka
Destination airport:Karachi (unknown airport), Pakistan
Narrative:
The Martin PBM-5A Mariner, operated by the Dutch Navy, departed Biak, Indonesia on May 31, 1959 on a ferry flight to the Netherlands. It was en route from Negombo to Karachi when engine trouble forced the crew to divert to Goa in Portuguese India.
The aircraft was positioning for a final approach to Goa Airport when it banked and suddenly entered a steep nose down descent from a height of about 360 meters. The aircraft impacted the ground and a fire broke out.

Sources:
» Leeuwarder courant, 11-6-1959


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accident date: 10-06-1959
type: Martin PBM-5A Mariner
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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.
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