ASN Aircraft accident Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) 11007 Tofino, BC
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Date:Thursday 8 February 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: 11007
MSN: CV-285
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:5 km (3.1 mls) E of Tofino, BC (   Canada)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tofino Airport, BC (YAZ/CYAZ), Canada
Destination airport:Tofino Airport, BC (YAZ/CYAZ), Canada
Narrative:
The RCAF Canso A took off from Tofino on a routine anti-submarine night patrol of the Canadian coastline. Shortly after taking off, the Canso’s no.1 engine lost power, forcing the crew to attempt to return to the airfield. During a 180-degree turn the aircraft lost altitude. The pilot put the plane into a full stall and pancaked it into the bottom of a densely wooded hillside. The Canso crashed through a stand of heavy trees, eventually standing almost completely upright on its nose before falling back down and coming to rest. A fire erupted, but was immediately put out by crew members.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
» National Post, 2 June 2014


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type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso
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accident date: 08-02-1945
type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso
registration: 11007
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accident date: 08-02-1945
type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso
registration: 11007
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accident date: 08-02-1945
type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso
registration: 11007
 

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