| Date: | Saturday 18 July 1970 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | N6459C |
| MSN: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Airport, CA (COA) |
| Columbia Airport, CA (COA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Catalina struck granite boulders 252 feet short and 5 feet below runway elevation.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
terrain - other
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts, conditions - downwind
weather - high temperature
weather briefing - no record of briefing received
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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