ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina CF-AAD Great Whale River, QC
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Date:Sunday 24 September 1972
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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.

Sources:
» 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: 24-09-1972
type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
registration: CF-AAD
photo of Consolidated-PBY-5A-Catalina-CF-AAD
accident date: 24-09-1972
type: 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.
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