Convair PBY5A N331RS
27 August 1966 · Highland Pk, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1966 at about 09:35 local time, a Convair PBY5A registered N331RS, operated by Rolled Steel C, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Highland Pk, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Highland Pk, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair PBY5A
- Registration
- N331RS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rolled Steel C
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1162
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ATTEMPTING LNDG ON LAKE MICH, LT PONTOON STRUCK-RUPTURED BY SUBMERGED OBJECT, ACFT SANK INTO LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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