ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26108
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1933 |
| Time: | 20:24 |
| Type: | Fairchild 71 |
| Owner/operator: | Wells Air Transport |
| Registration: | CF-AJP |
| MSN: | 651 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Anderson Lake, NWT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver |
| Bridge River | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit water after steep landing approach and sank. One passenger killed on impact and two drowned. Pilot survived but lost his license "... showed a reckless disregard for the safety of his passengers." The regulations at that time forbid the flying into mountainous terrain after dark. Pilot left Vancouver for a flight that was known to take one hour and fifteen minutes with only twenty minutes of daylight remaining. I have attached a link to the Court of Inquiry file for further reading.
Sources:
World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_CF-.htm
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5920/2079?r=0&s=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Oct-2010 15:20 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2020 14:55 | Michael | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2020 06:20 | Sergey L. | Updated [Nature] |
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