ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332854
Date: | Saturday 4 July 1964 |
Time: | |
Type: | Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
Owner/operator: | Securité Civile |
Registration: | F-ZBAR |
MSN: | CV-449 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Donzère -
France
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The PBY-5A fire fighting plane was scooping up water from the Canal Donzère-Mondragon when the undercarriage door opened due to a technical malfunction. Water entered the wheel bay causing the plane to swing to the side, striking the bank of the canal.
Sources:
PBY-5A-F ZBAR PELICAN ROUGE Location
Images:
photo (c) pelican; Donzère; 04 July 1964
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