Marseille - Monaco

On August 15, 1972 at 12:40 PM, Marseille - Monaco experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by James E. Stewart, with the event recorded near Monaco All Monaco.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Upon landing in the Mediterranean Sea off Monaco, the seaplane apparently suffered a structural failure, broke into several parts and sank. All five occupants (the owner, his wife, a friend and two pilots) were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration N190, MSN 1584, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.7342°, 7.4178°.