Accident Noorduyn Norseman V CF-GPB, Wednesday 19 September 1951
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Date:Wednesday 19 September 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic NORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Noorduyn Norseman V
Owner/operator:Buchan's Mining Co Ltd
Registration: CF-GPB
MSN: N29-39
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:South Pond, NL -   Canada
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Buchans, NL
Destination airport:South Pond, NL
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Lost control, crashed and caught fire . Originally VO-ABN.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.norsemanhistory.ca/Aircraft.htm
https://books.google.nl/books?id=lYMtAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=south+pond+plane&article_id=2986,2978921&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLrbH79_eMAxUym_0HHXEkMBUQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=south%20pond%20plane&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-May-2011 10:22 TB Added
12-May-2011 10:25 TB Updated [Operator, Location, ]
14-Aug-2012 23:30 Anon. Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, ]
22-Mar-2014 21:51 Kevin Updated [Photo, ]
27-Apr-2025 09:55 Cobar Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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