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Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando near Randall Lake

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
CF-IHV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
22551
YOM:
1945
Location:
Randall Lake
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed under unknown circumstances near Randall Lake. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-15-DK in Randall Lake

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AUQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
15281/26726
YOM:
1944
Location:
Randall Lake
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an excessive accumulation of ice on the windscreen forced the crew to remove it with a scraper. Doing so, the airplane's speed dropped. The captain elected to regain control but the corrections were inadapted, causing the aircraft to stall and crash. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
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