# Accident 19841013055499A: Cvac PBY6ABABB, Port Isabel, TX, October 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1984, 08:03 local time
- Place: Port Isabel, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0696° N, 97.2203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0696&lon=-97.2203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16KL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CVAC PBY6ABABB
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 8,695 total, 70 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013055499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPACTED WATER DURING SIMULATED WATER LANDING PHOTOGRAPHIC FLIGHT. NOSE PITCHED DOWN DURING LOW LEVEL RUN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA012), Oct 13, 1984: Consolidated-Vultee PBY-6A (N16KL), Port Isabel, TX, destroyed, 7 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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