Narrative:
The aircraft entered a spiral, while the captain was removing ice from the windscreen with a scraper. The violent correction caused a high speed stall. The DC-3 crashed in a nose and wing down attitude.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1972 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Superior Airways |
| Registration: | CF-AUQ |
| MSN: | 26726/15281 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 19 km (11.9 mls) S of Lac Randall, QC ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft entered a spiral, while the captain was removing ice from the windscreen with a scraper. The violent correction caused a high speed stall. The DC-3 crashed in a nose and wing down attitude.
Classification:
IcingLoss of control
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