Accident Noorduyn Norseman IV 678,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196846
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Friday 17 May 1940
Time:00:00 approx
Type:Silhouette image of generic NORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Noorduyn Norseman IV
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration: 678
MSN: 20
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 15 mi N of Cobourg, ON -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Camp Borden, ON
Destination airport:RCAF Trenton, ON
Narrative:
Crashed shortly after midnight. One bailed out but did not survive.

Sources:

http://www.norsemanhistory.ca/Aircraft.htm
Ottawa Citizen 17 May 1940, p1/18 May 1940, p28

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jul-2017 15:18 TB Added
26-Jul-2017 20:33 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
31-Jan-2018 13:43 TB Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-May-2019 07:23 TigerTimon Updated [Time]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org