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| Date: | Friday 16 June 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Noorduyn Norseman IV |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | C-FISM |
| MSN: | 269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Witchai Lake, MN -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In a left turn shortly after take-off the aircraft stalled and struck the water in a nose down attitude; one passenger drowned.
Sources:
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac4/C-FISM.html
http://www.norsemanhistory.ca/Aircraft.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-May-2011 12:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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