Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk CF-CYC,
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Date:Wednesday 30 January 1952
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
Owner/operator:British Columbia Aero Club
Registration: CF-CYC
MSN: 133-171
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Pilchuck, WA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Vancouver, BC
Destination airport:Seattle, WA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into tree in Cascade mountains in bad weather during cross country flight. Pilot (31) killed. Other crewmember (33/ex RCAF pilot) survived minor injured and walked for help.

Sources:

Saskatoon Star Phoenix 1 February 1952, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jan-2018 18:50 TB Added
06-Feb-2018 16:18 TB Updated [Time, Narrative]
10-Feb-2019 17:11 rod brown Updated [Registration, Cn]

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