| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | B-819 |
| MSN: | 851 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Manada-Mapanget Airport -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Catalina, owned by Civil Air Transport (CAT), was used by Air America. It flew for the PERMESTA rebels against Sukarno on Sulawesi, Indonesia, as part of the AUREV (Revolutionary Air Force). On May 13, 1958 the Catalina was destroyed by AURI B-25s and P-51s.
Sources:
NTSB
The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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