Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 11076
Location: Morhiban Lake, Labrador –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
A Canso ferry flight to Iceland experienced a catastrophic incident on Morhiban Lake, Labrador, due to engine failure. The aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire, resulting in two injuries among nine occupants. Two RCAF Norseman aircraft recovered the survivors, but one crashed during take-off. Seven were subsequently rescued by a USCG helicopter from Goose Bay.A Canso ferry flight to Iceland experienced a catastrophic incident on Morhiban Lake, Labrador, due to engine failure. The aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire, resulting in two injuries among nine occupants. Two RCAF Norseman aircraft recovered the survivors, but one crashed during take-off. Seven were subsequently rescued by a USCG helicopter from Goose Bay.
Description
The Canso departed Moncton on a ferry flight to Iceland, for use by 162 Squadron. It came down on frozen Morhiban Lake, Labrador due to engine problems. It was destroyed by a post crash fire. Two of the nine occupants were injured. The survivors were flown out by two RCAF Norseman aircraft, but one crashed on take-off. Seven were then rescued by a USCG helicopter out of Goose Bay.
Source of Information
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