San Diego - San Diego

On February 22, 1947 at 12:00 AM, San Diego - San Diego experienced a crash involving Martin PBM Mariner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Pacific Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 76.9%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

Enroute to San Diego, the seaplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the Pacific Ocean, off Baja California, Mexico. Two crew members were rescued while ten others were killed. Those killed were: Lt Jg Emerson W. Miles, Ap1 Fabian J. Kestell, Amm2 Eugene A. Widener, Arm1 Winford C. Williams, Aom3 Quell V. Buchanan, AerM1 Merril J. Murphy, Aom1 John G. Steuer, Amm1 George R. A. Tracy, Arm1 Robert G. Peshek. Passenger: G. C. Leavitt.

Aircraft reference details include registration 45435.