Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crash, Aug 12, 1948 (12 killed)
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer accident on August 12, 1948 near Rota Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands with 12 fatalities....
- Date: August 12, 1948
- Aircraft: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
- Location: Rota Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into a cliff in bad weather.
A US Navy Consolidated Privateer crashed into a cliff at the southern end of Rota Island on 12 August 1948 in bad weather. All 12 crew were killed.