North Island - North Island

On September 5, 1945 at 12:00 AM, North Island - North Island experienced a crash involving Martin PBM Mariner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near San Diego California.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 13, crew fatalities: 13, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While performing a night training mission off San Diego, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the sea and sank. There were no survivors.

Aircraft reference details include registration 59185, MSN 59185.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.7288°, -117.1528°.