Consolidated PBY Catalina crash, May 21, 1989 (2 killed)
Consolidated PBY Catalina accident on May 21, 1989 near Torino-Aeritalia, Piedmont, Italy with 2 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft hydroplaned on the wet...
- Date: May 21, 1989
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY Catalina
- Location: Torino-Aeritalia, Piedmont, Italy
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft hydroplaned on the wet runway after landing and the go around was started too late to avoid an overrun.
A privately flown Consolidated Catalina amphibian owned by Enrico Recchi crashed at Turin Aeritalia, Piedmont, on 21 May 1989. It hydroplaned on a wet runway after landing, the go around came too late, and it overran the runway, hit a fence and caught fire in a farm courtyard. Two pilots were killed and three passengers were injured.