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Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman VI in Nal

Date & Time: May 12, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Indian Overseas Airlines - IOA
Registration:
VT-AZK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
803
YOM:
1945
Location:
Nal (Bikaner)
Rajasthan
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman IV in Wendigo Lake

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
CF-CPP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
436
YOM:
1944
Location:
Wendigo Lake
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing in Wendigo Lake. No casualties.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman in Indian Lake

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BXL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
456
YOM:
1944
Location:
Indian Lake
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While landing on the icy Indian Lake, the single engine aircraft went through the ice and sank.

Crash of a Noorduyn UIC-64A Norseman off Reykjavik

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
TF-RVD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
126
YOM:
1943
Location:
Reykjavik
Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While landing off Reykjavik, the single engine aircraft hit waves, overturned and sank. The crew fate remains unknown but the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in El Chañar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1946 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Compania Argentina de Aeronavegacion Dodero (CADAD)
Registration:
LV-AAU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wilmington - Buenos Aires
MSN:
219
YOM:
1943
Location:
El Chañar
Salta
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew, consisting of David Hemsted, pilot, and Roy Sparks, flight engineer, was performing a delivery flight from Wilmington-DuPont Field, Delaware, to Buenos Aires. Enroute, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both occupants.
Other sources reports the aircraft crashed in the region of Caldera, Chile, while on a delivery flight to Santiago de Chile, which is quite amazing for an aircraft registered in Argentina and being delivered to an Argentinian operator.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman into the lake Hurdalsjøen

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
R-AI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
783
YOM:
1945
Location:
Lake Hurdalsjøen
Akershus
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On landing in Lake Hurdalsjøen, the single engine ski equipped aircraft went through ice and sank. There were no casualties but the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman off Patreksfjörđur

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
TF-RVE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
113
YOM:
1943
Location:
Patreksfjörđur
Westfjords (Vestfirðir)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed into the sea off Patreksfjörđur while landing on rough sea. The aircraft was lost but the occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman near Lockhart River: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1946 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
A71-4
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Townsville – Cooktown – Iron Range
MSN:
182
YOM:
1943
Location:
Lockhart River
Queensland
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Departed Cairns for Iron Range Camp, stopped at Cooktown for fuel then encountered severe weather conditions near Iron Range. Radio contact was lost and the aircraft reported missing. An aerial search was mounted over the next four days by RAAF and civilian search planes. Five days later, a Catalina located the wreckage near the old Claudie bush strip 10 miles south of Iron Range. A RAAF Court of Enquiry determined that the aircraft crashed after it struck a tree at 1445LT when trying to land at Claudie strip in bad weather. The aircraft was destroyed and all three on board were killed. Access to crash site was impossible because of flood waters.
Crew:
F/O Colin William Law,
F/Sgt John Brian Crawford,
F/Sgt George Morris Geisel.
Source: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman off Tofino

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BDD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
11
YOM:
1937
Location:
Tofino
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while landing in the Tofino's harbor. Floats were sheared off while landing on glassy water. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.
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