Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 17 October 1968
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration Number: PP-PCW
Location: Canutama, AM –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (Tip Float)Aircraft Control Surfaces (Tip Float)
Category: Accident
A Canso aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing in the Purus River, resulting in a sinking and submersion. The aircraft landed with a significant nose-down angle and the tip float engaged, leading to rapid flooding of the cabin.A Canso aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing in the Purus River, resulting in a sinking and submersion. The aircraft landed with a significant nose-down angle and the tip float engaged, leading to rapid flooding of the cabin.
Description
Crashed while landing in the Purus River. The Canso landed wing low and dug in with the tip float. The nose submerged and cabin flooded. It floated for 15 minutes before sinking.
Source of Information
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdf, http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_11051__11100_detailed.htmlhttp://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdf, http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_11051__11100_detailed.htmlPrimary Cause
Loss of control during landing due to insufficient airspeed and inadequate banking.Loss of control during landing due to insufficient airspeed and inadequate banking.Share on:
