- Date
- August 27, 1966
- Place
- Highland Pk, IL · HIGHLAND PK, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N331RSConvair PBY5A
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122537
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1162 66/8/27 HIGHLAND PK,ILL CONVAIR PBY5A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 3800 TIME - 0935 N331RS PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ATTEMPTING LNDG ON LAKE MICH,LT PONTOON STRUCK-RUPTURED BY SUBMERGED OBJECT,ACFT SANK INTO LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N331RS
- Reported as
- Convair PBY5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N331RSRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 1970 · Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACFAirframe modelConsolidated Vultee 28-5ACF
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