- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 27, 1998 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Southhampton, England |
Operator: | Plane Sailing |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | VP-BPS |
AC Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Registration: | VP-BPS |
cn / ln: | 1997 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:14 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:2 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane was flying lower than 500 ft. prior to attempting to land. After a missed attempt the plane landed on the water and soon after water entered the cockpit and the plane broke up. Possible collision with debris which caused the doors to collapse inward. |
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