Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 July 2001
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Buffalo Airways
Registration Number: C-FNJE
Location: Sitidgi Lake, NWT –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right wing tipRight wing tip
Category: Accident
A PBY-5A tanker, PBY-502, lost control while conducting water pick-up operations from Sitidgi Lake during fire suppression. The right wing tip dug into the water, causing the aircraft to come to rest nose-down. A nearby PBY-5 recovered the crew and retrieved the Canso from approximately 100 feet of water.A PBY-5A tanker, PBY-502, lost control while conducting water pick-up operations from Sitidgi Lake during fire suppression. The right wing tip dug into the water, causing the aircraft to come to rest nose-down. A nearby PBY-5 recovered the crew and retrieved the Canso from approximately 100 feet of water.
Description
The crew of the PBY-5A (Tanker 702) was conducting a water pick up from Sitidgi Lake during fire suppression activities when they lost control. The right wing tip dug into the water and the aircraft came to rest nose down in the lake. Another PBY-5 which was in the area landed on the lake near the downed machine and picked up the crew before it sank in about 100 feet of water. The Canso was recovered and is being restored.
Source of Information
http://www.savethecanso.com/http://www.savethecanso.com/Primary Cause
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