Last updated: 19 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 March 1946 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 48389 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) off Newport Beach, DE ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Catalina ditched in heavy sea due to engine failure on aflight from Terminal Island, California to El Paso, Texas, USA. Five crew and two passengers swam ashore.
Sources:
» San Pedro News 12 March 1946, p1Photos
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.
