Incident Beechcraft D18S CF-VPH, Tuesday 23 April 1968
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Date:Tuesday 23 April 1968
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D18S
Owner/operator:Bradley Air Services Ltd.
Registration: CF-VPH
MSN: 43-35493
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Carp Airport, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:CYRP
Destination airport:
Narrative:
During the take—off roll, directional control of the
a/c was lost and the aircraft swerved to the right in a
grassy area. The aircraft travelled a further 500 ft 'there it
nosed down and became inverted. Departure Rwy 22.
Aircraft was former USAAF UC-45B / RCAF Expeditor 3T HB123 / 5870

Sources:

Department of Transport - Air Services - Civil Aviation Branch - Accident reports, 1968
Beech 18 History

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jul-2025 07:37 phill44 Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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