Last updated: 5 August 2020
| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 25 maart 1960 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Wheeler Airlines |
| Registratie: | CF-IHQ |
| Constructienummer: | 448 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | DEW Site 28, NU ( Canada)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
| ? |
Curtiss CF-IHQ took off from a dewline airstrip at 00:27 for a flight to another airstrip. The aircraft was on the downwind leg when it struck the ground at 780 feet asl.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot failed to maintain sufficient altitude and the aircraft struck the ground while on the downwind leg of a circuit to land."
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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.
