ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329704
Date: | Thursday 6 February 1975 |
Time: | 21:30 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Owner/operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | N5588W |
MSN: | 920 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Wikieup, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
Destination airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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.
PROBABLEÂ 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
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX75AL038 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
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