Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, May 4, 1945 (7 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on May 4, 1945 near San Francisco California, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: Severe turbulence and...
- Date: May 4, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: San Francisco California, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Severe turbulence and downdrafts shortly after takeoff pushed the aircraft into the hillside, where its port wingtip struck the slope first.
A US Navy PBY 5A Catalina took off from NAS Alameda on 4 May 1945 and struck a hillside in fog near Fort Baker in the San Francisco Bay area shortly after takeoff. Seven of the nine aboard were killed and two were seriously injured.