Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 March 1965
Aircraft Type: Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.2
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 20727
Location: 96 km N off Puerto Rico –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: WingWing
Category: Accident
A catastrophic accident occurred during a nighttime aviation exercise involving the 404 squadron. A hard bank caused by a low-level flyover near the HMS Alcide submarine resulted in the wing catching a large swell, impacting the water half a mile away. All 15 crew members from the squadron and one government research scientist perished.A catastrophic accident occurred during a nighttime aviation exercise involving the 404 squadron. A hard bank caused by a low-level flyover near the HMS Alcide submarine resulted in the wing catching a large swell, impacting the water half a mile away. All 15 crew members from the squadron and one government research scientist perished.
Description
Crashed during night exercise. All 15 crew members from the 404 squadron and one government research scientist died in the accident. When the aircraft did a low fly over near the HMS Alcide submarine, it did a hard bank and the wing caught a large swell. It impacted the water half a mile from the submarine.
Source of Information
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Low-level flyover near the HMS Alcide submarine, resulting in a hard bank and wing impact.Low-level flyover near the HMS Alcide submarine, resulting in a hard bank and wing impact.Share on:
