Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Mar 28, 1954 (8 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on March 28, 1954 near Bjørnøya Island Svalbard, Norway with 8 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
- Date: March 28, 1954
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Bjørnøya Island Svalbard, Norway
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain
A Royal Norwegian Air Force Catalina of 333 Squadron was flying a mail-drop mission over Svalbard. While making a low pass over the Bjornoya station in snowfall, the right wing struck the ground during a turn and the aircraft broke up in deep snow. Eight of the nine people on board were killed and one radio operator was rescued.