Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi

On November 8, 1945 at 08:00 PM, Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi experienced a crash involving Martin PBM Mariner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Corpus Christi Texas.

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

15 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 15, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a night training mission and while on approach to Corpus Christi NAS at a height of 400 feet, the aircraft collided with another Mariner registered 69113 and carrying a crew of 12. This second aircraft just took off from the bay when the collision occurred. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, some 2,5 miles offshore. On board the first Mariner, five crew members were rescued while all ten other occupants were killed. On the second Mariner, there were no survivor among the 12 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration 01710.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.7128°, -97.3234°.