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Datum: | zaterdag 25 augustus 2018 |
Type: |  Grumman HU-16C Albatross |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Stargazer Aero |
Registratie: | N1955G |
Constructienummer: | 406 |
Bouwjaar: | 1954 |
Motoren: | 2 Wright R-1820 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 680 km (425 mijl) WNW van Cape Hatteras, NC ( Atlantische Oceaan)
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Fase: | Start (TOF) |
Soort vlucht: | Onderzoek |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC, Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, NC, Verenigde Staten |
Beschrijving:Operating on a flight from Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina, to deploy a weather buoys during a multi-stop aerial surveillance mission, the aircraft ditched to the waters struck something in the water upon takeoff, 425 miles offshore
of Cape Hatteras. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the uninjured five occupants were brought aboard a passing Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) equipped container vessel.
Location at 2100Z on 25 Aug 2018 as reported by Bermuda Radio - 31-10.5N 070-01.6W. The aircraft subsequently sank.
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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.