ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28544
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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Noorduyn Norseman VI |
| Owner/operator: | Newfoundland Airways |
| Registration: | CF-GPG |
| MSN: | 627 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gander Lake, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Gander Lake, NFD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A float-equipped Norseman VI aircraft taxied out to take-off position on
Gander Lake, Newfoundland, with a pilot and one passenger on board. Several
people watched the take-off and, according to one witness, the aircraft never
did get on the step but was pulled off the water in a nose high attitude and
semi-stalled condition. At a height of roughly 10 to 15 feet above the surface,
the left wing went down and the aircraft began to side-slip, continuing to lose
height until the wing tip struck the water causing the aircraft to cartwheel
and partially submerge.
Weather was suitable for the flight, Although the aircraft did not take
off directly into wind according to the Gander Airways Weather report, the wind
velocity was only 7 M.P.H.
Inspection of the aircraft, and evidence of witnesses, failed to disclose
any indication of malfunctioning of the aircraft, engine or controls prior to
the crash.
The immediate cause of the accident would appear to be that the left wing
tip of the aircraft came into contact with the water following which the aircraft
crashed and partially submerged.
Sources:
ICAO CIRCULAR 18-AN/15 ICAO REF: AR/122
http://www.norsemanhistory.ca/Aircraft.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2011 01:51 | penguin832 | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2011 10:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 18-Sep-2022 05:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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