Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross crash, Mar 5, 1967 (6 killed)
Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross accident on March 5, 1967 near Gulf of Mexico All, World with 6 fatalities. Cause: The Coast Guard classed the cause as...
- Date: March 5, 1967
- Aircraft: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross
- Location: Gulf of Mexico All, World
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Coast Guard classed the cause as undetermined. Its most plausible explanation was that the pilot inadvertently flew the aircraft into the water.
A US Coast Guard Albatross from St. Petersburg, Florida, was sent to drop a dewatering pump to a sinking yacht off Carrabelle on 5 March 1967. It crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during a low pass and all six crew were killed. The wreck was not identified until 2006.