Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 21 MAY 1978 |
| Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | Flying Fireman |
| Registration: | C-FNTL |
| C/n / msn: | CV-383 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Snow Lake, MB (Canada) |
| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed during a waterbombing mission when it lost control and nose-dived. The loss of control was probably caused by a momentary fuel starvation on the right hand engine due to an asymmetric fuel load.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
