ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1265
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| Date: | Monday 23 June 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Ontario Provincial Air Service |
| Registration: | G-CAOZ |
| MSN: | 505 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kawagama Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kawagama Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II] sold to Ontario Provincial Government without C of A. Registered as G-CAOZ [C of R 360] 11.5.28 to Ontario Provincial Air Service; named "Zeno". Rebuilt 1930 as DH.60M [c/no 1329]. Fitted with Gipsy I engine 22.4.32. Fitted with Gipsy II engine 31.3.35.
Written off when crashed on take-off from Kawagama Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario 23.6.47; Stalled during take-off due to downdraft and damaged beyond economical repair
Kawagama Lake is located on the northwestern border of Haliburton and Muskoka counties in Central Ontario, Canada. Kawagama lake is the largest lake in Haliburton County, it does not have any towns or settlements on it. From the northwestern bay (Fletcher Bay) to its southeastern tip (the Hollow River) it is over 16 kilometres (10 miles) in length. In its central area, it is 2.5 kilometres (2 miles). It has two marinas (Mountain Trout House and Old Mill Marina) and two access points. The word "Kawagama" is Native for "hollow". At the northeast end of Kawagama Lake it connects to Bear Lake.
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-kwagama-lake
3. http://www.bushplane.com/opas-aircraft/histories-opas-dh60/
4. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhb3oiXQ==
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawagama_Lake
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 23:21 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Jan-2014 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2023 01:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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