ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332672
Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1965 |
Time: | |
Type: | Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.2 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
Registration: | 20727 |
MSN: | 18 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Engine model: | Wright R-3350 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 96 km N off Puerto Rico -
Atlantic Ocean
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR) |
Destination airport: | Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR) |
Narrative:Crashed during night exercise. All 15 crew members from the 404 squadron and one government research scientist died in the accident.
When the aircraft did a low fly over near the HMS Alcide submarine, it did a hard bank and the wing caught a large swell. It impacted the water half a mile from the submarine.
Sources:
Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence
findagrave.com Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation