Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver CF-TUR,
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Date:Monday 12 August 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:Rod Air
Registration: CF-TUR
MSN: 1529
Year of manufacture:1963
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Wabush, NL -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Wabush, NL
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The float-equipped de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver was involved in an accident. Lost control in a crosswind take off, wing hit the water crashed and sank. Excessive water in the left float affected the aircraft flight characteristics.

Sources:

Department of Transport - Air Services - Civil Aviation Branch - Accident reports, 1968
https://dhc-2.com/id912.htm

Revision history:

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06-Sep-2023 18:07 Cobar Updated

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