Accident Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina N331RS,
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Date:Saturday 27 August 1966
Time:09:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator:Rolled Steel Corp.
Registration: N331RS
MSN: 2072/130
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:off Highland Park, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Struck a submerged object with the left hand pontoon during landing and sank.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
miscellaneous - foreign object damage
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI67A0028
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

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