Crash of a Douglas PD-1 Flying Boat of Pearl Harbor: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 9, 1933 at 1020 LT
Operator:
Registration:
A7989
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pearl Harbor - Pearl Harbor
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The float plane departed Pearl Harbor on a local training flight. En route, it suffered a structural failure and crashed one mile offshore. A crew member was injured while five other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following a structural failure in the tail assembly.
