Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 August 1960
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-56A Lodestar
Owner/operator: Aerial Photography Co. Ltd.
Registration Number: CF-CPA
Location: near Weeks Lake, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Airplane engine/fuel systemAirplane engine/fuel system
Category: Accident
A fuel starvation event forced a belly landing in a tundra environment, resulting in damage to the aircraft and subsequent rescue by helicopter. Plans were made to salvage and restore the airplane.A fuel starvation event forced a belly landing in a tundra environment, resulting in damage to the aircraft and subsequent rescue by helicopter. Plans were made to salvage and restore the airplane.
Description
Fuel starvation forced the crew to make a belly landing in tundra. The airplane struck rocks. The pilot and two other occupants were rescued by helicopter. In 2007 plans were made to salvage and restore the airplane.
Source of Information
http://www.cf-cpa.cahttp://www.cf-cpa.caPrimary Cause
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