Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jul 17, 1948 (25 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on July 17, 1948 near Macau Macau, China with 25 fatalities.
- Date: July 17, 1948
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Macau Macau, China
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Macau Air Transport Company Catalina, a Cathay Pacific subsidiary, flying from Macau to Hong Kong was hijacked shortly after takeoff and crashed in the Pearl River Delta on 17 July 1948. Twenty-five people were killed, and one hijacker survived by jumping from the emergency exit.