Accident Piper PA-22 CF-KXQ, Wednesday 16 August 1961
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Date:Wednesday 16 August 1961
Time:21:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-22
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: CF-KXQ
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Chetwynd, British Columbia -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Prince George, BC
Destination airport:Chetwynd, BC
Narrative:
Emergency landing due to heavy smoke from forest fires, hit power lines and crashed.

Sources:

https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=4546402
https://books.google.nl/books?id=uZhlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA27&dq=plane+crash&article_id=3043,4753160&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE_4qHgtKKAxVjxAIHHfASJ4E4ChDoAXoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=plane%20crash&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Dec-2024 12:57 Cobar Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
31-Dec-2024 12:58 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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