Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 April 1957
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Northern Wings
Registration Number: CF-FZJ
Location: near Manicouagon, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The pilotThe pilot
Category: Accident
A Canso aircraft crashed on a frozen lake during a cargo flight transporting diesel fuel to a mining camp at Lac Jeannine. The flight engineer survived the accident.A Canso aircraft crashed on a frozen lake during a cargo flight transporting diesel fuel to a mining camp at Lac Jeannine. The flight engineer survived the accident.
Description
The Canso aircraft crashed on a frozen lake. It was operating on a cargo flight, transporting diesel fuel to a mining camp at Lac Jeannine. The flight engineer survived the accident. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot became lost and descended below the minimum en-route altitude in an attempt to establish his position.”
Primary Cause
The pilot became lost and descended below the minimum en-route altitude in an attempt to establish his position.The pilot became lost and descended below the minimum en-route altitude in an attempt to establish his position.Share on:
