Convair PBY-6A N6459C
18 July 1970 · Columbia, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1970 at about 16:00 local time, a Convair PBY-6A registered N6459C, operated by Hemet Valley F, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbia, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair PBY-6A
- Registration
- N6459C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hemet Valley F
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1502
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
ACFT OBSD MAKING 360 TURNS LO ALT.PLT REPD FNL APCH.HIT GRANITE BOULDERS 252 FT SHORT,5 FT BLO RWY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair PBY-6A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1971 | Convair PBY-6A | Santa Rosa, California, United States | Sis-Q Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1971 | Convair PBY-6A | Paskenta, California, United States | Sis-Q Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1965 | Convair PBY-6A | Klamathfalls Oreg, Oregon, United States | Liston Aircraf | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |