| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | dimanche 18 mai 1952 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Compagnie: | Maritime Central Airways |
| Immatriculation: | CF-FAN |
| Numéro de série: | 22023 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Sandwich Bay, NL ( Canada)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canada |
| Cartwright Airport, NL (YRF/CYCA), Canada |
The Catalina departed Gander, Canada at 13:17 hours on a chartered cargo flight to Cartwright, Labrador. The aircraft was seen approaching to land in Sandwich Bay near Cartwright Harbour with the main undercarriage extended. The aircraft appeared to come to a sudden stop immediately after the wheels touched the water and the tail of the aircraft was seen to rise to a vertical position and settle back at an angle of about 45 degrees. The crew were killed.
Probable Cause:
Probable Causes: "The aircraft crashed on the water through failure on the part of the pilot-in-command to ensure that the main undercarriage was retracted."
Sources:
» Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 9701 to 9750Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Gander Airport, NL et Cartwright Airport, NL est de 551 km (344 miles).
La distance entre Gander Airport, NL et Cartwright Airport, NL est de 551 km (344 miles).
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