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Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman near Seven Islands

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
La Rivière Air Service
Registration:
CF-BHT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
N29-9
YOM:
1945
Location:
Seven Islands
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed en route. The pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled, struck the ground and came to rest upside down. The wreckage was found north of Seven Island. The pilot was uninjured while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman IV off Novika

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
LN-BFP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
67
YOM:
1941
Location:
Novika
Nordland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing onto the bay off Novika, the single engine overturned and came to rest near the shore. The pilot and all passengers evacuated safely while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman in Armidale

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Pay & Williamson
Registration:
VH-GSE
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Armidale - Armidale
MSN:
249
YOM:
1943
Location:
Armidale
New South Wales
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
8500
Captain / Total hours on type:
2000.00
Circumstances:
The pilot Colin Pay was involved in a local crop dusting operations. On takeoff, the airplane struck a fence and a tractor then crashed inverted in flames. The pilot was unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The aircraft failed to climb away after becoming airborne and struck the ground again on its main wheels in a gully. On becoming airborne again it struck the top strand of a wire fence then alighted on the main wheels in a rock-strewn paddock, collided with a tractor, overturned and was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman at Pekogaming Lake

Date & Time: May 25, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Canadian Voyageur Airlines
Registration:
CF-IRI
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
672
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pekogaming Lake
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shorty after takeoff from Pekogaming Lake, while climbing, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled, hit trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. All six occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman near Selkirk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
CF-OBF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
587
YOM:
1944
Location:
Selkirk
Manitoba
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a flight from a fish camp to Selkirk. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated area. As the airplane failed to arrive at Selkirk, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. The burnt wreckage was found in June 1966.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman in Cooper Lake: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Mattagami Skyways
Registration:
CF-MPL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
N29-40
YOM:
1949
Location:
Cooper Lake
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While approaching Cooper Lake in heavy rain falls, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a wooded area. Two passengers were seriously injured while three other occupants were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A-ND Norseman in Alta

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
LN-BFU
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
327
YOM:
1944
Location:
Alta
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Alta. All seven occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman V in Pelican Narrows: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
CF-ECF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
N29-37
YOM:
1947
Location:
Pelican Narrows
Saskatchewan
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Pelican Narrows, while climbing, the engine lost power and failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in a small lake. The pilot was killed. He was completing a cargo flight with a load of fish.
Probable cause:
Failure of the engine after takeoff due to the wrong position of the fuel selector. It was determined that the fuel selector was positioned on an empty tank when the pilot took off.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman off Nakusp

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Celgar
Registration:
CF-GHH
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
61
YOM:
1941
Location:
Nakusp
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Arrow Lake, the single engine aircraft hit floating objects, overturned and came to rest upside down off Nakusp. All six occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman near Frobisher Bay

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Parson's Airways
Registration:
CF-HZR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
843
YOM:
1945
Location:
Frobisher Bay
Nunavut
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 110 km northwest of Frobisher Bay. Occupant's fate remains unknown.
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