Accident Grumman SA-16B Albatross (HU-16) AD.1B-6,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333893
 

Date:Saturday 12 December 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman SA-16B Albatross (HU-16)
Owner/operator:Ejército del Aire
Registration: AD.1B-6
MSN: G-315
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Puerto de la Luz, Gran Canaria -   Spain
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Ditched and sank in Las Palmas harbor during training flight.

Sources:

ABC (Madrid) 13 December 1959, p106
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher

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