Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 July 1943
Aircraft Type: Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 9789
Location: Denny Island, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Canso A aircraftCanso A aircraft
Category: Accident
A Canso A aircraft, part of the Royal Canadian Air Force, encountered severe fog while conducting an extended patrol mission in Lama Passage, B.C. The aircraft lost altitude and impacted the side of Denny Island, resulting in a fire and the death of the Flight Engineer and injuries to the remaining crew members. The aircraft was completely destroyed.A Canso A aircraft, part of the Royal Canadian Air Force, encountered severe fog while conducting an extended patrol mission in Lama Passage, B.C. The aircraft lost altitude and impacted the side of Denny Island, resulting in a fire and the death of the Flight Engineer and injuries to the remaining crew members. The aircraft was completely destroyed.
Description
A Canso A of the Royal Canadian Air Force left Bella Bella, BC, on an extra long patrol mission, but ran into fog in Lama Passage and lost contact with the surface. The pilot, attempted a left turn back to the station. The aircraft, weighted down with a heavy load of fuel, was unable to climb above the fog or to negotiate the turn in the narrow passage. The Canso lost altitude and impacted the wooded side of a mountain on Denny Island. The aircraft caught fire on impact killing the Flight Engineer and injuring the remaining 8 crew members. The Canso was totally destroyed.
Primary Cause
Severe fog conditions in Lama Passage.Severe fog conditions in Lama Passage.Share on:
