Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 June 1959
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 11041
Location: off Prince Rupert, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Canso flying boatCanso flying boat
Category: Accident
A RCAF 121 Flight flying the Canso was lost during a landing near Prince Rupert. The aircraft struck a submerged object, causing it to lose buoyancy and sink.A RCAF 121 Flight flying the Canso was lost during a landing near Prince Rupert. The aircraft struck a submerged object, causing it to lose buoyancy and sink.
Description
The Canso flying boat of RCAF 121 Flight, Sea Island, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at sea. While landing on the sea near Prince Rupert it apparently struck a submerged object, water looped, and sank.
Source of Information
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