ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54872
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| Date: | Thursday 13 June 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell CH-136 Kiowa (Bell 206A) |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn CAF |
| Registration: | 136258 |
| MSN: | 44058 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Findlay, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Petawawa, Ontario |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Night operations at the 427 Squadron at CFB Petawawa when the aircraft went down in a lake in Quebec. We started a search and rescue mission to locate the down aircraft between 12:00 am an 2:00 am in the morning. Located the aircraft early that morning and discovered that it was a recovery of said aircraft. Findings for the crash was that it was mechanical failure the Free Wheeling unit malfunctioned causing the aircraft to crash.
Sources:
1. Eyewitness report: I was there at the time.
2. http://rwrwalker.ca/CF_Kiowa.html
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1971.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2011 07:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2012 00:07 | Baked1 | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2015 01:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 25-May-2015 18:53 | Digger | Updated [Operator] |
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