Date & Time:
Aug 3, 1942 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
AX611
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Greenwood - Greenwood
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RCAF Greenwood on a solo training flight. The aircraft was stated to have been seen circling round at low altitude just prior to a sudden dive into the ground north of Canaan. Part of the wings broke away and the airplane crashed into trees, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
S/L Louis Alexander George Howard, pilot.
Crew:
S/L Louis Alexander George Howard, pilot.
Probable cause:
Error of judgment on part of the pilot in diving and turning at an excessive speed, causing a structural failure. The evidence given is not conclusive, however it is considered that failure of the mainplanes occurred due to high speed attained during the diving and turning manoeuvres undertaken by the pilot.
Final Report:
AX611.pdf150.79 KB
