Canada

Operator:

Registration:

G-CAFP

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Site:

YOM:

1926

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Stalled and crashed. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Curtiss Lark in Hudson

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss Lark

Operator:

Registration:

G-CAFB

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

179-1-1

YOM:

1926

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The seaplane crashed while taking off from Hudson harbor, west of Sioux Lookout. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Curtiss HS-2L off Shebandowan

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Department of Lands & Forestry

Operator:

Registration:

G-CAOM

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

571

YOM:

1924

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the seaplane crashed in the Shebandowan Lake. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Probable cause:

Technical failure.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Winnipeg

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Avro 504

Operator:

W. P. A. Straith

Registration:

G-CAAQ

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Site:

Schedule:

Winnipeg - Winnipeg

MSN:

H2292

YOM:

1920

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Winnipeg Airport, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Loening 23L Air Yacht in Ramsey Lake

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Loening 23 Air Yacht

Operator:

Provincial Air Service of Lands & Forests

Registration:

G-CAOT

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)

MSN:

YOM:

1926

Location:

Ramsey Lake (Sudbury)

Ontario

Country:

Canada

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The seaplane landed hard on Ramsey Lake, near Sudbury, and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants evacuated safely. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in July 1927.

Crash of a Vickers Viking IV in Hilbre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

G-CYET

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Topographic

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Winnipegosis - Winnipegosis

MSN:

YOM:

1923

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew departed Winnipegosis on a topographic mission over the area of Hilbre, north of Winnipeg. While flying in stormy weather at an altitude of 3,500 feet, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after the aircraft was struck by lightning.

Crash of a Curtiss HS-2L in Long Lake

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Provincial Air Service of Lands & Forests

Operator:

Registration:

G-CAOS

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

YOM:

1926

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a survey flight over an area north of Kingston, Ontario. En route, the engine failed and the pilot lost control of the seaplane that crashed in Long Lake, some 65 km northeast of Kingston. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers Vedette II in Lake La Pêche: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Canadian Vickers Vedette

Operator:

Registration:

G-CAGB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

CV-54

YOM:

1927

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew was performing a test flight in the vicinity of lake La Pêche, Quebec. For unknown reasons, the hull ruptured upon landing on water. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both crew members were seriously injured. Later, one of the survivors died from his injuries.

Crash of a Curtiss HS-2L off Gros Cap

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1926

Type of aircraft:

Department of Lands & Forestry

Operator:

Registration:

G-CAOB

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Site: