Date & Time:
Jul 8, 1961 at 0515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
CF-EMW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1742
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While preparing to land on Knob Lake at Schefferville, the seaplane landed hard, struck the water surface, came to rest upside down and sank. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by a wrong approach configuration on part of the pilot-in-command and an inappropriate flare.
