ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330738
Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1971 |
Time: | |
Type: | Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A) |
Owner/operator: | Norcanair |
Registration: | CF-IDS |
MSN: | CV-311 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pine Point, NWT -
Canada
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:A PBY-5A Catalina (CF-HTN) and a Canso A (CF-IDS) collided in mid-air while fighting a forest fire at Little Buffalo River. Both aircraft spiralled into the ground.
At the time of the collision both planes were likely circling the area were a helicopter had crashed.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review - Sep 3, 1971 Consolidated production list / G. Goodall Location
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