Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 October 1970
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Barringer Research Inc.
Registration Number: N610FF
Location: Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI (RHI) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Canso flying boat airframeCanso flying boat airframe
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Canso flying boat crashed due to a combination of factors, including significant frost accumulation on the airframe, stalling, and a failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during flight. The aircraft experienced a probable crash caused by inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning, coupled with miscellaneous actions, and adverse weather conditions, specifically airframe ice.A Canso flying boat crashed due to a combination of factors, including significant frost accumulation on the airframe, stalling, and a failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during flight. The aircraft experienced a probable crash caused by inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning, coupled with miscellaneous actions, and adverse weather conditions, specifically airframe ice.
Description
The Canso flying boat (a.k.a. Catalina) took off for a flight to test mineral research equipment. The aircraft departed with 50% frost accumulation on the airframe, stalled and crashed. PROBABLEÿCAUSES: pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿinadequateÿpreflightÿpreparationÿand/orÿplanning pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿfailedÿtoÿobtain/maintainÿflyingÿspeed miscellaneousÿacts, conditionsÿ-ÿairframeÿice
Source of Information
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Inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning, combined with miscellaneous actions and adverse weather conditions (airframe ice)Inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning, combined with miscellaneous actions and adverse weather conditions (airframe ice)Share on:
