Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 24 September 1972 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Operator: | Austin Airways |
Registration: | CF-AAD |
MSN: | 1658 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Great Whale River, QC ( Canada)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:One propeller oversped and could not be feathered. During landing the pilot-in-command decided to overshoot because of an unsafe gear indication. However, he was unable to maintain altitude with gear down and a windmilling propeller.
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» ICAO Summary No. 53
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accident date:
24-09-1972type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
registration: CF-AAD
accident date:
24-09-1972type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
registration: CF-AAD
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.