Status: | |
Date: | Friday 23 June 1961 |
Type: | Martin JRM-3 Mars |
Operator: | Forest Industries Flying Tankers |
Registration: | CF-LYJ |
MSN: | 9265 |
First flight: | 1946 |
Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Nanaimo, BC ( Canada)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:During fire fighting operations "Marianas Mars" CF-LYJ hit treetops and crashed into Mount Moriarty, near Parksville, British Columbia, killing all 4 crew.
Some reports suggest a failure of the water drop mechanism, which left the aircraft too heavy to climb quickly enough to avoid the mountain. However, no definite cause has officially been documented for this accident.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.