Date:	Sunday 27 August 1972
Time:
Type:	Grumman TBM-3S Avenger
Owner/operator:	Conair Aviation
Registration:	CF-KCN
MSN:	3794
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Angus Horne Lake, British Columbia -   Canada
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Fire fighting
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Avenger 53732 had been modified as an aerial spray tanker following its RCN service. The pilot of Conair Avenger #617 was initiating his first fire retardant attack on a lightning strike at the east end of Azure Lake, BC. The bird dog spotter noticed a black stream coming from the aircraft. The aircraft had developed a severe oil leak and being in a very mountainous terrain, the pilot elected to ditch the Avenger onto a shallow delta on the Angus Horne Creek at the east end of Angus Horne Lake. The pilot escaped uninjured and was picked up by a Beaver aircraft from Kamloops. The Tanker was stripped of useful parts and has since been removed.

https://nbavengers.com/fjfk-series-canada/
fkcn-skywayconair-617-bu-53732/
http://www.bcfs100.ca/bscripts/gallery-expanded-view.asp? item_id=248&search_page=22&search_filter_char=all&search_keyword=Se arch+by+Keyword
Dave Caughlin: Assistant Ranger, Birch Island Ranger District

Joe Baugher: USN 53732, RCN 53732, CF-KCN

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