Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 &amp; Crane)

Operator:

Registration:

7759

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Flight Type:

Training

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Saskatoon - Saskatoon

MSN:

1202

YOM:

1941

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Captain / Total flying hours:

148

Captain / Total hours on type:

72.00

Circumstances:

The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at Saskatoon Airport. While in the circuit, the twin engine airplane descended into ground and crashed in a field located 5 km northeast of the air airfield. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.
Crew:
LAC A. D. Milton, pilot.

Probable cause:

Inexperienced pilot's neglect to watch instruments while changing flaps fuse in flight, causing the aircraft to fly into ground.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna AT-8 Bobcat AT Columbus AFB

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

41-25

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Site:

Columbus AFB (Kaye Field)

MSN:

1050

YOM:

1941

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Mississippi

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The twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Columbus AFB (Kaye Field). There were no casualties.
Crew:
Albert L. Segall.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Ellington AFB

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942

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Registration:

42-105

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Ellington AFB (Houston)

Texas

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The twin engine airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Ellington AFB in Houston. There were no casualties.
Crew:
James R. Dupler.

Crash of a Cessna AT-8 Bobcat at Columbus AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

41-32

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Columbus AFB (Kaye Field)

MSN:

1057

YOM:

1941

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Mississippi

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Columbus AFB (Kaye Field). At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
Harold K. Persinger.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17E Bobcat near Stockton

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

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42-62

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Following a mid-air collision, the crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed 7 miles southwest of Stockton. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Joseph L. Asbury Jr.

Crash of a Cessna AT-8 Bobcat at Columbus AFB

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

41-36

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Columbus AFB (Kaye Field)

MSN:

1061

YOM:

1941

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Mississippi

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The airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed near Columbus AFB (Kaye Field). Crew fate unknown.
Crew:
Charles J. Kelly.

Probable cause:

Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Cessna Crane I in Vanscoy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1942 at 1240 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

7657

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Vanscoy - Saskatoon

MSN:

1100

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1941

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6.00

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Circumstances:

After takeoff from Vanscoy Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, the twin engine airplane suffered a structural failure, dove into the ground and crashed, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured. The airplane was on a ferry flight to Saskatoon Airport.
Crew:
F/Sgt Hugh Charles Campbell, pilot. †
Passengers:
LAC Benjamin Dean Cook, †
LAC Hubert Vernol Ford, †
LAC E. P. Friesen,
LAC A. L. Freebairn.

Probable cause:

Loss of control in initial climb after fabric peeled off from the right wing. The accident was due to a structural failure caused by overstressing as a result of a rapidly executed manoeuvre made by the pilot during unauthorized aerobatics.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Ellington AFB

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

42-23

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Ellington AFB (Houston)

Texas

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The airplane suffered an engine failure at takeoff and crashed. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
James M. Cook.

Probable cause:

Engine failure at takeoff.

Crash of a Cessna Crane I near Saskatoon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942 at 1620 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

7717

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