Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Oct 28, 1952, Biak Sp...
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on October 28, 1952 near Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was failure...
- Date: October 28, 1952
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was failure of the left engine in flight.
A Royal Netherlands Navy PBY 5A Catalina on a training flight lost its left engine en route near Biak on 28 October 1952. The crew ditched, and on landing the seaplane struck a reef and sank. All crew members got out safely.