Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 189 accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, accounting for 545 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
189
Recorded accidents
545
Fatalities in this listing
1942–1998
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-07-16 | Cathay Pacific , opf Macau Air Transport Company - MATCO · VR-HDT | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | China | 25 |
| 1944-11-27 | United States Navy · 04973 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 22 |
| 1944-04-06 | United States Navy · 08044 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 15 |
| 1943-08-18 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-24 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 14 |
| 1943-09-07 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-52 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 13 |
| 1957-03-13 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-620 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 12 |
| 1966-11-26 | SATENA · FAC-621 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 12 |
| 1943-02-28 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-25 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 11 |
| 1943-04-08 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-41 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 10 |
| 1943-09-02 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-50 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 10 |
| 1945-02-01 | United States Navy · 48268 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 10 |
| 1943-11-28 | United States Navy · 2472 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 10 |
| 1944-05-10 | United States Navy · 46520 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1942-05-18 | United States Navy · 05018 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 10 |
| 1943-03-08 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-22 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Papua New Guinea | 9 |
| 1942-11-26 | United States Navy · 02951 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 9 |
| 1944-03-08 | United States Navy · 48259 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Solomon Islands | 9 |
| 1944-12-14 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-64 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Philippines | 9 |
| 1944-04-21 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-53 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 9 |
| 1942-04-05 | United States Navy · 2487 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 9 |
| 1942-12-27 | United States Navy · 04402 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Iceland | 9 |
| 1943-10-01 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-67 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 9 |
| 1943-11-23 | United States Navy · 7265 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Morocco | 9 |
| 1942-08-23 | United States Navy · 7255 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 9 |
| 1945-01-31 | United States Navy · 46611 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 9 |
| 1944-07-20 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-45 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 9 |
| 1943-03-10 | United States Navy · 7297 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 8 |
| 1943-06-11 | United States Navy · 7273 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 8 |
| 1943-10-01 | United States Navy · 08047 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Morocco | 8 |
| 1943-10-04 | United States Navy · 33999 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 8 |
| 1943-05-24 | United States Navy · 04411 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 8 |
| 1942-08-09 | United States Navy · 04414 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 8 |
| 1945-03-10 | United States Navy · 48386 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 8 |
| 1942-04-12 | United States Navy · 7269 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 8 |
| 1945-05-04 | United States Navy · 48416 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 7 |
| 1942-12-31 | United States Navy · 08100 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 7 |
| 1942-06-13 | United States Navy · 7252 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 7 |
| 1944-06-16 | United States Navy · 48427 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 7 |
| 1942-02-16 | United States Navy · 2469 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 7 |
| 1943-07-18 | United States Navy · 08055 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 7 |
| 1942-06-14 | United States Navy · 7298 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 7 |
| 1947-12-16 | United States Navy · 48291 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 6 |
| 1943-11-28 | United States Navy · 7261 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 6 |
| 1946-08-07 | United States Navy · 48284 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 6 |
| 1942-12-13 | United States Navy · 05027 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 6 |
| 1943-11-04 | United States Navy · 7251 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Morocco | 6 |
| 1960-03-15 | Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDA · HK-1001E | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 6 |
| 1943-04-13 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-36 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 6 |
| 1945-03-17 | United States Navy · 46525 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | St. Helena | 5 |
| 1944-07-12 | United States Navy · 48361 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Morocco | 5 |
| 1950-05-07 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-105 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 5 |
| 1945-01-24 | United States Navy · 48417 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 5 |
| 1942-04-12 | United States Navy · 7266 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 5 |
| 1949-02-05 | AVIANCA · HK-134 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 5 |
| 1943-01-17 | United States Navy · 08043 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 4 |
| 1966-10-19 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-PEC | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 4 |
| 1947-02-11 | United States Navy · 48328 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 4 |
| 1943-03-23 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AGDA | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 1961-07-08 | Nordair · CF-EMW | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 3 |
| 1950-12-28 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · P-82 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 3 |
| 1949-09-30 | Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes · PP-BLB | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 3 |
| 1943-04-26 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-43 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| 1944-05-12 | United States Navy · 48280 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Vanuatu | 3 |
| 1953-07-07 | United States Coast Guard · 46617 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 3 |
| 1943-11-26 | United States Navy · 08118 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 3 |
| 1944-09-25 | United States Navy · 46599 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 3 |
| 1975-02-06 | Unknown · N5588W | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 3 |
| 1968-08-08 | British Columbia Forest Services, lsf Flying Firemen · CF-FFY | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 2 |
| 1989-05-21 | Enrico Recchi · N285NJ | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Italy | 2 |
| 1965-11-04 | Aeropesca Colombia · HK-811 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 2 |
| 1945-01-28 | United States Navy · 08093 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Greece | 2 |
| 1943-06-16 | United States Navy · 7290 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 2 |
| 1971-09-01 | Field Aviation · CF-HTN | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 2 |
| 1957-08-21 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay · ZP-CBB | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Paraguay | 2 |
| 1998-07-27 | Plane Sailing · VP-BPS | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1945-01-05 | United States Navy · 46585 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 1 |
| 1956-07-12 | TICAL · PT-ASN | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 1 |
| 1942-11-13 | United States Navy · 7272 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 1 |
| 1951-10-09 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-616 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 1 |
| 1945-11-28 | United States Navy · 33983 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | 1 |
| 1973-06-09 | Lineas Aéreas Interiores de Catalina · HK-1020 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 1 |
| 1967-11-09 | Securité Civile · F-ZBAQ | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | France | 1 |
| 1946-12-20 | Vías Aéreas de Colombia - VIARCO · C-406 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 1 |
| 1955-12-22 | Spartan Air Services · CF-EPX | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United Kingdom | 1 |
| 1952-12-20 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · P-211 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Lebanon | 1 |
| 1944-02-02 | United States Navy · 48398 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-05-31 | United States Navy · 34033 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1966-04-20 | French Government / UTA · F-WMKT | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | French Polynesia | 0 |
| 1958-05-13 | Air America · B-819 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1967-03-11 | Cie Dariénitas de Servicios · HP-425 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Belize | 0 |
| 1944-06-27 | United States Navy · 48326 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Marshall Islands | 0 |
| 1942-07-30 | United States Navy · 7291 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-08-27 | United States Navy · 33961 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1943-10-05 | United States Navy · 33967 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1950-08-26 | United States Navy · 48411 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-06-03 | United States Navy · 04405 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 0 |
| 1945-07-11 | United States Navy · 33973 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-06-05 | United States Navy · 08078 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-12-19 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-76 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 0 |
| 1943-01-13 | United States Navy · 7302 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Iceland | 0 |
| 1945-01-12 | United States Navy · 48289 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | France | 0 |
| 1945-06-24 | United States Navy · 46626 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1953-07-05 | Adhemar de Barros · PT-AXX | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Brazil | 0 |
| 1960-03-23 | Thomas Kendall · N5593V | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1946-11-26 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-106 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 0 |
| 1944-05-02 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-32 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1954-09-21 | Fuerza Aérea Dominicana - FAD · HI-24 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1946-03-11 | United States Navy · 48389 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-02-12 | United States Navy · 08033 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Kiribati | 0 |
| 1942-03-28 | United States Navy · 2462 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1942-03-08 | United States Navy · 7299 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-01-27 | United States Navy · 7278 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Greenland | 0 |
| 1956-09-03 | Unknown · B-201 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Taiwan | 0 |
| 1943-05-24 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-39 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 0 |
| 1949-05-15 | United States Navy · 34014 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1942-06-19 | United States Navy · 02954 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1942-12-21 | United States Navy · 7285 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1942-04-23 | United States Navy · 7286 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1952-11-19 | Armada de Republica Dominicana, Cuerpo de Aviación Naval · GC-16 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1952-01-02 | Caribbean International Airways · VP-JAW | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Cayman Islands | 0 |
| 1943-07-16 | United States Navy · 04981 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-02-07 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-34 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1945-08-10 | United States Navy · 48399 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-11-02 | United States Navy · 46487 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Greenland | 0 |
| 1943-08-25 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · Y-84 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | South Africa | 0 |
| 1942-06-20 | United States Navy · 2458 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Iceland | 0 |
| 1943-10-18 | United States Navy · 08113 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-12-01 | United States Navy · 48331 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1965-09-03 | French Government / UTA · F-WMKR | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | French Polynesia | 0 |
| 1945-04-06 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-54 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-06-23 | United States Navy · 48357 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Morocco | 0 |
| 1945-12-14 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-69 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 0 |
| 1980-12-19 | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador · C-FIGJ | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1943-03-26 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · Y-81 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Somalia | 0 |
| 1965-09-04 | Aéronavale · 34039 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | French Polynesia | 0 |
| 1942-09-21 | United States Navy · 7247 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Bahamas | 0 |
| 1944-05-12 | United States Navy · 7301 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1945-03-25 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-108 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 0 |
| 1942-11-13 | United States Navy · 7274 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Morocco | 0 |
| 1944-10-22 | United States Navy · 05032 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1952-10-28 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · P-213 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1945-01-14 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-96 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1943-03-09 | United States Navy · 08054 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Greenland | 0 |
| 1945-05-18 | United States Navy · 05041 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-04-25 | United States Navy · 48376 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1946-04-01 | United States Navy · 48270 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-11-18 | United States Navy · 08034 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1943-10-05 | United States Navy · 33965 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1942-05-14 | United States Navy · 7249 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Saint Lucia | 0 |
| 1942-05-04 | United States Navy · 2476 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1942-12-13 | United States Navy · 02966 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1943-07-17 | United States Navy · 08051 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 1942-11-07 | United States Navy · 02968 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | French Polynesia | 0 |
| 1943-11-18 | United States Navy · 08038 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1945-05-19 | United States Navy · 08030 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1970-01-01 | Austin Airways · CF-IEE | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1942-12-14 | United States Navy · 7245 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1972-09-24 | Austin Airways · CF-AAD | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1942-02-23 | United States Navy · 2483 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-01-10 | United States Navy · 46528 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-05-24 | United States Navy · 48384 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-10-25 | United States Navy · 46471 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Micronesia | 0 |
| 1944-12-06 | United States Navy · 46512 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-03-22 | United States Navy · 48443 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Philippines | 0 |
| 1943-12-09 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · Y-78 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| 1950-08-28 | N.V. Nederlandsche Nieuw Guinee Petroleum Maatschappij · PK-AKR | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1944-09-22 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-94 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1948-07-15 | Unknown · YV-C-APJ | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1944-10-24 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-100 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1945-08-10 | United States Navy · 46517 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Philippines | 0 |
| 1961-08-14 | Unknown · N10019 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1960-10-01 | Réseau Aérien Interinsulaire - RAI · F-OAYD | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | French Polynesia | 0 |
| 1956-08-23 | Maritime Central Airways · CF-GBQ | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1962-04-26 | Trans Australia Airlines - TAA · VH-WWC | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-08-10 | United States Navy · 46538 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-03-22 | United States Navy · 2468 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1948-01-10 | Vías Aéreas de Colombia - VIARCO · C-414 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Colombia | 0 |
| 1943-05-18 | United States Navy · 7289 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-06-22 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-107 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1942-02-19 | United States Navy · 04408 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-04-19 | United States Navy · 48449 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-10-19 | United States Navy · 48370 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1945-06-14 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-91 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1946-04-01 | United States Navy · 46612 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-04-03 | United States Navy · 05038 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United States of America | 0 |
| 1957-10-01 | Eastern Provincial Airways · CF-HFL | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1957-06-16 | World Wide Air Services · VH-WWB | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1946-06-04 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A24-113 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Australia | 0 |
| 1945-01-12 | United States Navy · 46549 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Philippines | 0 |