Walterboro – Charleston

On August 14, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Walterboro – Charleston experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Walterboro South Carolina.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was to be ferried from Walterboro to Charleston, South Carolina, after a period of non-use, except one flight, of about two years. Following takeoff and two circles in the vicinity of the airport, course was set for Charleston at an altitude of about 1,000 feet. Shortly thereafter the left engine followed by the right began to surge and lose power. In the attempt to reach an open field beyond trees the aircraft stalled and crashed. All three crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Source: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610814-1

Aircraft reference details include registration N10019, MSN 1697, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.9021°, -80.6673°.