Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island

On September 19, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island experienced a crash involving Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Puget Sound Washington.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a local training sortie from NAS Whidbey Island. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the aircraft went into a dive and crashed into the Saratoga Passage, near the Puget Sound. All seven crew members were killed. Aircraft was registered 59840 (VP-931).

Aircraft reference details include registration 59840.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.7385°, -122.4303°.