P-211
Flight / Schedule
P-211
Aircraft
Consolidated PBY-5A CatalinaRegistration
P-211
MSN
1945
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
December 19, 1952 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Dahr Ain el Abid Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan)
Region
Asia • Lebanon
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 19, 1952 at 12:00 AM, P-211 experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst, with the event recorded near Dahr Ain el Abid Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan).
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
9 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.
Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in low visibility due to poor weather conditions, the seaplane hit the Dahr Ain el Abid hill. A crew member was killed while eight others were rescued. The aircraft was on its way from Dutch Guinea to The Netherlands.
Aircraft reference details include registration P-211, MSN 1945, year of manufacture 1944.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising in low visibility due to poor weather conditions, the seaplane hit the Dahr Ain el Abid hill. A crew member was killed while eight others were rescued. The aircraft was on its way from Dutch Guinea to The Netherlands.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
9
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
8
Fatality Rate
11.1%
Known people on board: 9
Operational Details
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Lebanon