Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 August 1949
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 11057
Location: Bigstone Lake, MB –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Canso aircraftCanso aircraft
Category: Accident
A Canso aircraft struck trees on an upward slope due to adverse weather conditions, potentially leading to a forced landing.A Canso aircraft struck trees on an upward slope due to adverse weather conditions, potentially leading to a forced landing.
Description
The Canso struck trees on upsloping terrain. Weather was poor and the airplane may have attempted to carry out a forced landing.
Source of Information
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/index.htmhttp://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/index.htmPrimary Cause
Poor weather conditions, specifically low visibility and potentially strong winds, may have resulted in a maneuver to attempt a forced landing.Poor weather conditions, specifically low visibility and potentially strong winds, may have resulted in a maneuver to attempt a forced landing.Share on:
