Narrative:
Bounced on landing and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "It would appear that through misuse of the controls in the air after the aircraft touched down on the water, it bounced several times, the final bounce being so severe that the nose section was torn off."
Runway mishap
accident date: 11-05-1953
type: Boeing-Canada Canso A
registration: CF-CRV
accident date: 11-05-1953
type: Boeing-Canada Canso A
registration: CF-CRV
accident date: 11-05-1953
type: Boeing-Canada Canso A
registration: CF-CRV
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 May 1953 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Operator: | Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL |
| Registration: | CF-CRV |
| MSN: | 21984 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Prince Rupert, BC ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sandspit Airport, BC (YZP/CYZP), Canada |
| Prince Rupert-Seal Cove Airport, BC (ZSW/CZSW), Canada |
Bounced on landing and crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "It would appear that through misuse of the controls in the air after the aircraft touched down on the water, it bounced several times, the final bounce being so severe that the nose section was torn off."
Classification:
Bounced on landingRunway mishap
Photos
accident date: 11-05-1953
type: Boeing-Canada Canso A
registration: CF-CRV
accident date: 11-05-1953
type: Boeing-Canada Canso A
registration: CF-CRV
accident date: 11-05-1953
type: Boeing-Canada Canso A
registration: CF-CRV
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Sandspit Airport, BC to Prince Rupert-Seal Cove Airport, BC as the crow flies is 155 km (97 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Sandspit Airport, BC to Prince Rupert-Seal Cove Airport, BC as the crow flies is 155 km (97 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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