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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Skyway Air Services |
| Registration: | CF-MSX |
| MSN: | 3558 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Abbotsford, British Columbia (YXX) |
| Abbotsford, British Columbia (YXX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avenger 53496 had been modified as an aerial spray tanker after its RCN service. A Skyway pilot was making the very last mosquito spraying flight in the Fraser Valley for the season. While spraying near Harrison Hot Springs, BC, the aircraft’s wing hit a 360,000 volt BC Electric power line. The plane crashed into a corn field and exploded, killing the pilot. A farmer was hit with flying debris and was taken to hospital where he recovered from his injuries. Although hydro power was not interrupted, electrical crews had to remove part of a wing from the high power lines.
Sources:
http://theprogress.newspapers.com/image/77075242/
https://nbavengers.com/fmfxfz-series-canada/ canada/fmsx-skyway-610-bu-53496/ Joe Baugher: USN 53496, RCN 53496, CF-MSX
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2015 07:19 | yukonjack | Added |
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