Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 8 February 1945
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 11007
Location: 5 km E of Tofino, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: No specific component is identified as the primary cause.No specific component is identified as the primary cause.
Category: Accident
A RCAF Canso A aircraft, during a routine anti-submarine night patrol along the Canadian coastline, experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff. The loss of engine power triggered a rapid and uncontrolled descent, resulting in a full stall and subsequent pancaking into a densely wooded hillside. The aircraft then fell, with a fire initially extinguished, ultimately resting almost completely upright on its nose.A RCAF Canso A aircraft, during a routine anti-submarine night patrol along the Canadian coastline, experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff. The loss of engine power triggered a rapid and uncontrolled descent, resulting in a full stall and subsequent pancaking into a densely wooded hillside. The aircraft then fell, with a fire initially extinguished, ultimately resting almost completely upright on its nose.
Description
The RCAF Canso A took off from Tofino on a routine anti-submarine night patrol of the Canadian coastline. Shortly after taking off, the Cansos no.1 engine lost power, forcing the crew to attempt to return to the airfield. During a 180-degree turn the aircraft lost altitude. The pilot put the plane into a full stall and pancaked it into the bottom of a densely wooded hillside. The Canso crashed through a stand of heavy trees, eventually standing almost completely upright on its nose before falling back down and coming to rest. A fire erupted, but was immediately put out by crew members.
Source of Information
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Loss of engine power during a routine patrol.Loss of engine power during a routine patrol.Share on:
