Convair PBY-6 N15KL
18 August 1975 · Harlingen, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 August 1975 at about 13:10 local time, a Convair PBY-6 registered N15KL, operated by Confederate AI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Harlingen, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harlingen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harlingen Indust
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair PBY-6
- Registration
- N15KL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Confederate AI
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4163
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
TEST HOP DUE REPLACE R ENG CARB. R ENG QUIT, PROPWASNT FEATH, GR DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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