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The twin engine aircraft crashed on landing at Desolation Lake. The accident occurred in snow falls. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation at Argentia NAS

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1957 at 0933 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Operator:

Registration:

141314

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Argentia - Argentia

MSN:

4438

YOM:

1956

Location:

Argentia NAS

Newfoundland & Labrador

Country:

Canada

Region:

North America

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Aircraft flight hours:

558

Circumstances:

After takeoff from Argentia NAS, while on a barrier flight, the crew informed ATC that the aircraft caught fire, that he lost an engine and must return for an emergency landing. Following a return circuit, the pilot-in-command completed a wheels-up landing. The airplane slid for dozen yards before coming to rest in flames. All 24 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Overheating of the brakes on the left main gear caused a tire to explode when the gear was raised. High temperatures caused fire in the gear bay and fire spread to the engine number two which caught fire and detached shortly later.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso near Manicouagan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)

Operator:

Registration:

CF-PZJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

CV-310

YOM:

1943

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Circumstances:

While on a cargo flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog. The pilot-in-command apparently decided to reduce his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit the icy surface of a lake located near Manicouagan. The airplane was destroyed and two crew members were killed, the third occupant was injured.

Probable cause:

The pilot became lost and descended below the minimum en-route altitude in an attempt to establish his position.

Crash of a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II in Cambridge Bay

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

Operator:

Registration:

51-5176

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

43586

YOM:

1951

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Circumstances:

On final approach, the airplane was too low and hit a gravel bank and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Seven Islands

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

CF-ILY

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

4410

YOM:

1942

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Circumstances:

Crash landed at Seven Islands Airport. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Boeing B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress in Perth-Andover: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Operator:

Registration:

55-0082

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Schedule:

Loring - Loring

MSN:

17199

YOM:

1955

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Circumstances:

During a training flight out from Loring AFB, the crew encountered an unexpected situation. The copilot was able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a huge explosion in Perth-Andover, about 15 miles southeast of the airbase. The copilot survived while eight other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Richard A. Jenkins, †
Cpt William C. Davidson, †
Cpt John E. McCune, †
Cpt Marquid H. D. Myers, †
T/ Sgt Ray A. Miller, †
1st Lt Joe L. Church 3.

Crash of an Avro 685 York C.1 near Rankin Inlet

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

Operator:

Registration:

CF-HIQ

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Rankin Inlet – Churchill

MSN:

SET18

YOM:

1946

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Few minutes after takeoff from Rankin Inlet, the crew encountered technical problems and decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed on the coast of the Hudson Bay, about 33 km south of Rankin Inlet. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso near Timmins

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1956 at 2035 LT

Type of aircraft:

Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)

Operator:

Registration:

CF-FAR

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Kapuskasing – Timmins

MSN:

CV-415

YOM:

1944

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Circumstances:

The seaplane departed Kapuskasing Airport at 2015LT bound for Timmins. Twenty minutes into the flight, the left engine lost power, following few seconds later by the right engine. As the altitude could not be maintained, the crew attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a wooded area located near Timmins. All three occupants were evacuated, the copilot was seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Due to fuel starvation, both engines stopped and an immediate forced landing was made. For reasons which were not determined, an electrically-operated fuel valve failed to function properly and prevented the flow of fuel from the right tank.