Y-84
Flight / Schedule
Y-84
Aircraft
Consolidated PBY-5A CatalinaRegistration
Y-84
MSN
847
Date
August 25, 1943 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
L’Agulhas Western Cape
Region
Africa • South Africa
Coordinates
-34.8162°, 20.0167°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 25, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Y-84 experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst, with the event recorded near L’Agulhas Western Cape.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing an anti-sub-marine patrol mission off the South African coast when a fuel exhaustion forced the captain to ditch the seaplane off L'Agulhas. All crew members survived while the aircraft was deliberately sunk by a machine gun.
Aircraft reference details include registration Y-84, MSN 847.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -34.8162°, 20.0167°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing an anti-sub-marine patrol mission off the South African coast when a fuel exhaustion forced the captain to ditch the seaplane off L'Agulhas. All crew members survived while the aircraft was deliberately sunk by a machine gun.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Africa • South Africa