Crash of a Martin JRM-3 Mars on Mt Moriarty: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 23, 1961
Registration:
CF-LYJ
Survivors:
No
MSN:
9265
YOM:
1946
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While taking part to a fire fighting mission in the region of Parksville, Vancouver Island, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Moriarty located north of Fourth Lake. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed the accident was the consequence of a failure of the water drop mechanism, which left the aircraft too heavy to climb quickly enough to avoid the mountain. However, no definite cause has officially been documented for this accident.
