ASN Aircraft accident Grumman HU-16E Albatross 1240 Gulf of Mexico
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Sunday 5 March 1967
Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Grumman HU-16E Albatross
Operator:United States Coast Guard
Registration: 1240
MSN: G-61
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:Gulf of Mexico (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Albatross amphibian plane failed to return from a rescue mission. It took off in response to a distress signal from a fishing boat near the Carrabelle sea buoy in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sources:
» US Coast Guard Aircraft Serial Numbers
» St. Petersburg Times - Mar 7, 196


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