ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204932
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| Date: | Thursday 20 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Saskachewan Government Airways |
| Registration: | CF-JDO |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peter Pond lake, Sask. -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo Narrows |
| Lac la Loche | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A thick fog settled shortly after takeoff. The pilot tried to turn around, but he crashed into Peter Pond Lake, west of Buffalo Narrows.
Five planes were deployed to search for the two missing men.
The researchs were suspended March 15,1960.
Note plane salvaged April 2019
New research finally began on July 30, 2018. The seaplane was localized by sonar on the bottom of the lake.
Sources:
The Leader-Post 31 August 1959, p8
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1117975/lac-peter-pond-saskatchewan-sonar-hydravion
https://politics.ie/threads/plane-lifted-from-canadian-lake-60-years-on.270989/
Media:
🇨🇦Canada - Deux hommes ont péri dans un accident d'avion dans un lac du nord de la Saskatchewan, il y a 59 ans. Leurs familles ont pu tourner la page sur cet événement cet été, grâce à des fouilles effectuées à l'aide de technologie sonar.https://t.co/zdE10zGCar pic.twitter.com/hNSipH1eOu
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 15 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 13:10 | TB | Added |
| 14-Aug-2018 16:21 | Chevyman | Updated [Registration, Location] |
| 15-Aug-2018 12:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2019 15:58 | Chevyman | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Apr-2019 14:23 | nooman | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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