Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 5 May 1943
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 9807
Location: Gander-RCAF Station, NL (YQX) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: CarburetorCarburetor
Category: Accident
A Canso aircraft experienced a loss of height and impact with wooded terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 15 at Gander RCAF Station, Canada. A carburetor icing event resulted in a loss of engine power.A Canso aircraft experienced a loss of height and impact with wooded terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 15 at Gander RCAF Station, Canada. A carburetor icing event resulted in a loss of engine power.
Description
The Canso lost height and impacted wooded terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 15 at Gander RCAF Station, Canada. There was a loss of engine power as a result of carburettor icing.
Primary Cause
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