Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 11011
Location: Satellite Channel, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: WingtipsWingtips
Category: Accident
A four-member crew of an aviation accident involving a satellite channel aircraft capsized and sank. The wingtip damage during landing resulted in the loss of control and subsequent sinking.A four-member crew of an aviation accident involving a satellite channel aircraft capsized and sank. The wingtip damage during landing resulted in the loss of control and subsequent sinking.
Description
Capsized and sank in Satellite Channel after its wingtip floats were damaged upon landing. The crew of four escaped.
Source of Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20130819092921/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=2814e474-1aeb-48ca-9926-e3df05812748https://web.archive.org/web/20130819092921/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=2814e474-1aeb-48ca-9926-e3df05812748Primary Cause
Wingtip damage during landing.Wingtip damage during landing.Share on:
