Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 1953
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Hollinger Ungava Transport
Registration Number: CF-DIK
Location: Ashuanipi Lake, NL –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Canso aircraft floatCanso aircraft float
Category: Accident
A Canso aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a practice landing at Ashuanipi Lake, Labrador, resulting in it sinking due to a float digging into the lakebed.A Canso aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a practice landing at Ashuanipi Lake, Labrador, resulting in it sinking due to a float digging into the lakebed.
Description
While making a practice landing at Ashuanipi Lake, Labrador, the Canso’s starboard float dug. The airplane swung, filled with water and sank.
Source of Information
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/PBY/conversations/topics/29335, http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfhttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/PBY/conversations/topics/29335, http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfPrimary Cause
Float digging into the lakebed during a practice landing.Float digging into the lakebed during a practice landing.Share on:
