ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328858
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Fireman |
| Registration: | CF-NTL |
| MSN: | CV-383 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Snow Lake, MB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| 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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