Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Donnerstag 6 Februar 1975 |
Zeit: | 21:30 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Fluggesellschaft: | Unknown |
Kennzeichen: | N5588W |
Werknummer: | 920 |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | nahe Wikieup, AZ ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Geschäftsflug |
Flug von: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS), USA |
Flug nach: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP), USA |
Unfallbericht:Both engines lost power en route. The pilot attempted a forced landing beside a highway in the desert. The Catalina collided with a dirt bank and crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
powerplant - miscellaneous: powerplant failure for undetermined reasons
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
FACTOR(S):
terrain - rough/uneven
miscellaneous acts,conditions - disregard of good operating practice
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 2 engines
emergency circumstances - forced landing off airport on land
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV to El Paso International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 932 km (582 miles).
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.