| Date: | Friday 22 December 1950 |
| Time: | 13:53 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL |
| Registration: | CF-CUF |
| MSN: | 12855 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 26 km N of Penticton, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |
| Penticton Airport, BC (YYF/CYYF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft approaching Penticton Airport must remain at an altitude of at least 6,500 feet until passing the a fan marker at the Okanagan Mountain. After passing the marker, let down is rapid: 700-800 ft/min. Approaching the marker, the DC-3 contacted trees on the Okanagan Mountain. The port tail plane and elevator were almost immediately sheared off by the trees while the port wing struck a large tree shearing the wing off. The wreckage rotated to the left and slid until coming to rest approximately 400 feet from the first contact with the trees. Both the co-pilot and pilot-in-command sustained fatal injuries.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft struck Okanagan Mountain as a result of being below the minimum altitude permissible when passing through the Greata fan marker during an instrument approach procedure on the Penticton Radio Range."
Sources:
ICAO Circular 18-AN/15 (22-25)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation