Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 27 December 1956
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Austin Airways
Registration Number: CF-FAR
Location: near Timmins Airport, ON (YTS) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Fuel system (specifically, the electrically-operated fuel valve)Fuel system (specifically, the electrically-operated fuel valve)
Category: Accident
A Canso aircraft, carrying two crew and one passenger, experienced a catastrophic engine failure and destruction during a flight from Kapuskasing Airport to Timmins Airport. The left engine lost power immediately, followed by the right engine, leading to an immediate emergency landing. The copilot sustained serious injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. Investigation revealed a fuel starvation issue, specifically a faulty electrically-operated fuel valve preventing fuel flow from the right tank.A Canso aircraft, carrying two crew and one passenger, experienced a catastrophic engine failure and destruction during a flight from Kapuskasing Airport to Timmins Airport. The left engine lost power immediately, followed by the right engine, leading to an immediate emergency landing. The copilot sustained serious injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. Investigation revealed a fuel starvation issue, specifically a faulty electrically-operated fuel valve preventing fuel flow from the right tank.
Description
At 20:15 hours the Canso took off from Kapuskasing Airport, ON (YYU) for Timmins Airport, ON (YTS), carrying two crew and one passenger. Twenty minutes later the left engine lost power, followed shortly thereafter by loss of power on the right engine. An immediate landing was carried out during which the copilot was seriously injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. The wreckage was later salvaged for spare parts. Probable Causes: “Due to fuel starvation, both engines stopped and an immediate forced landing was made. For reasons which were not determined, an electrically-operated fuel valve failed to function properly and prevented the flow of fuel from the right tank.”
Source of Information
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfhttp://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfPrimary Cause
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