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Date: | Thursday 9 June 1977 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman TBM-3S Avenger |
Owner/operator: | Forest Protection Limited |
Registration: | CF-IMV |
MSN: | 2484 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Blissville Airfield, New Brunswick -
Canada
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Blissville, New Brunswick (CCH3) |
Destination airport: | Blissville, New Brunswick (CCH3) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Avenger 85665 had been modified as an aerial spray tanker following its RCN service. The pilot of Forest Protection, TBM #505, was taking off from Blissville Airfield, when the aircraft suffered a prop failure. The aircraft crashed off the end of the runway and was destroyed by fire. Luckily, the pilot survived.
Sources:
https://nbavengers.com/fimx-series-canada/ fimv-wheelerevergreenfpl-50526-bu-85665/
Joe Baugher: USN 85665, RCN 85665, CF-IMV
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