Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crash, Aug 26, 1956, Sand P...
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer accident on August 26, 1956 near Sand Point NAS Washington, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Flaps not set for...
- Date: August 26, 1956
- Aircraft: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
- Location: Sand Point NAS Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Flaps not set for takeoff after a checklist item was missed
A US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer (BuNo 59695) on a local training flight from NAS Sand Point settled into Lake Washington on 26 August 1956 after takeoff and sank in about 175 feet of water. The pilot, Lt. Thorson, and co-pilot, Lt. Shook, were aboard, and Lt. Shook and one crewman had minor injuries. Salvage was abandoned as uneconomical.