ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137112
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Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
Owner/operator: | RCMP-GRC |
Registration: | CF-FHW |
MSN: | 58 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 6mls S of Penticton, BC -
Canada
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft was caught in a down draft below the crest of mountain at too low an altitude to avoid hitting the terrain. It struck a hillside above Skaha Lake.
The Beaver was engaged in a search for a murder suspect at the time of the accident.
Sources:
The Windsor Daily Star 7 August 1958, p1
https://www.dhc-2.com/cn58.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jul-2011 13:00 |
TB |
Added |
12-Aug-2011 13:10 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
31-Mar-2012 00:22 |
GK |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
20-Dec-2017 19:44 |
TB |
Updated [Nature, Source] |
10-Nov-2019 16:16 |
harro |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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