ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330975
Date: | Thursday 15 October 1970 |
Time: | 09:40 |
Type: | Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A) |
Owner/operator: | Barringer Research Inc. |
Registration: | N610FF |
MSN: | CV-399 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI (RHI) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI (RHI/KRHI) |
Destination airport: | Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI (RHI/KRHI) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Canso flying boat (a.k.a. Catalina) took off for a flight to test mineral research equipment. The aircraft departed with 50% frost accumulation on the airframe, stalled and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
miscellaneous acts, conditions - airframe ice
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI71FDJ23 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
The Warbirds Resource Group (warbirdregistry.org) NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Peter Mitchell; Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI (RHI); 01 November 1970
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