Date & Time:
Jul 7, 1942 at 1250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
8671
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vancouver - Vancouver
MSN:
2221
YOM:
1942
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
1
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at Sea Island Airbase (Vancouver). While flying in the vicinity of the airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in Richmond, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found 5,6 km southeast of the airport. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald John Sterling, pilot,
Sgt Harold Milton Miners, pilot,
Passenger:
Ac1 Edmund James Delaney.
Crew:
P/O Donald John Sterling, pilot,
Sgt Harold Milton Miners, pilot,
Passenger:
Ac1 Edmund James Delaney.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:
8671.pdf115.27 KB
