Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 July 1975
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: St. Felicien Air Services
Registration Number: C-GLUC
Location: Lake Mistassini, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Radio equipmentRadio equipment
Category: Accident
A flight experienced a loss of communication and navigation equipment, leading to a ditching of the aircraft offshore in Lake Mistassini. Insufficient fuel reserves resulted in a forced landing.A flight experienced a loss of communication and navigation equipment, leading to a ditching of the aircraft offshore in Lake Mistassini. Insufficient fuel reserves resulted in a forced landing.
Description
The pilots became lost when their radio and navigation equipment failed. When they were running low on fuel, a ditching had to be carried out in the Lake Mistassini, 20 feet offshore.
Primary Cause
Loss of radio and navigation equipment.Loss of radio and navigation equipment.Share on:
