Status: | |
Date: | xx xxx 1953 |
Type: | Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
Operator: | Hollinger Ungava Transport |
Registration: | CF-DIK |
MSN: | CV-445 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Ashuanipi Lake, NL ( Canada)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:While making a practice landing at Ashuanipi Lake, Labrador, the Canso's starboard float dug. The airplane swung, filled with water and sank.
Sources:
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PBY Catalina / Canso Yahoo Group»
Consolidated production list / G. Goodall
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.