Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1971 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Operator: | Field Aviation |
Registration: | CF-HTN |
MSN: | 1637 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Pine Point, NWT ( Canada)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A PBY-5A Catalina (CF-HTN) and a Canso A (CF-IDS) collided in mid-air while fighting a forest fire at Little Buffalo River. Both aircraft spiralled into the ground.
At the time of the collision both planes were likely circling the area were a helicopter had crashed.
Classification:
Mid air collision
Loss of control
Sources:
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The Warbirds Resource Group (warbirdregistry.org)»
The Spokesman-Review - Sep 3, 1971»
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.