Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jul 1, 1943 (1 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on July 1, 1943 near Pensacola Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: A power stall water landing in rain...
- Date: July 1, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Pensacola Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A power stall water landing in rain led to repeated bounces and the aircraft nosing over in the water.
A US Navy PBY 5 Catalina (04447) attempting a power stall water landing in rain near Pensacola, Florida, on 1 July 1943 was bounced by the swells and nosed over. The cockpit section sank with Chief Motor Machinist Mate Dana W. Heckart, who was killed; the rest of the crew survived.