Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Livermore: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 12, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
7266
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Alameda - Norfolk
MSN:
433
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The seaplane departed Alameda NAS on a cross country flight to Norfolk-Chambers NAS, Virginia. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Livermore, bursting into flames. Six crew members were killed while the seventh was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
