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Crash of a Beechcraft C18 Expeditor near Peterborough: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C18S
Operator:
Registration:
1420
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Camp Borden – Trenton
Location:
Peterborough
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a VFR flight from Camp Borden to Trenton when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
S/L Eric Robert McDowall,
F/Lt Edward Arthur Elson.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman in Nakina: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BSJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nakina – Fort Hope
MSN:
N29-25
YOM:
1946
Location:
Nakina
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Nakina to Fort Hope on a cargo flight, weather conditions worsened and the pilot decided to return to Nakina. On approach, the left wing failed and detached, causing the airplane to crash in flames few km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Detachment of the left wing in-flight caused by the failure of several bolts located on the wing-root.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman IV off Kenora

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1958 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Parson's Airways
Registration:
CF-BZM
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Malachi – Kenora
MSN:
5
YOM:
1936
Location:
Kenora
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
7865
Captain / Total hours on type:
4500.00
Circumstances:
At 1005LT, the Norseman IV registered CF-BZM took off from Malachi, Ontario, bound for Kenora on a non-scheduled flight with a pilot and 3 passengers on board. At about 1020LT the aircraft arrived over Keewatin approximately 2 miles west of Kenora, at an altitude of 1,500 feet, heading downwind, and started a routine left-hand circuit, descending on the downwind leg to 1,000 feet. The aircraft turned at 800 feet into the wind which was WNW and descended at a rate of 500 to 700 feet per minute. At about 20 feet above the water, the pilot saw a red and yellow flash on his right wing tip and then heard a loud noise. The aircraft went out of control, rolled to the left then right and crashed into the lake In a slightly nose-down attitude, swung 200 degrees and came to a stop in a southerly direction about 60 ft from the other aircraft. On the same day, a second Norseman VI registered CF-IRH took off from Bell Lake, Ontario, on a non-scheduled flight with the pilot and 7 passengers on board. At about 1020LT, the aircraft arrived in the vicinity of Kenora and turned onto the final leg of the approach to land, about 1,5 mile from the selected landing area. A straight power-an approach for approximately one mile was made and when about 20 feet above the water, the pilot looked out of the left window, saw the streamlined portion of a wing tip of another aircraft and heard the noise of the impact. The aircraft went out of control, struck the water, bounced about 25 feet, dived into the water and turned over. CF-BZM was destroyed while CF-IRH was substantially damaged. No fatalities occurred but one of the passengers on CF-IRH was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Both pilots failed to maintain an adequate look-out during the initial and final stages of the approach for landing. The two aircraft were flown on converging courses and a collision ensued at a height of approximately 20 feet above the surface of the water.
Final Report:

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman in Ball Lake: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
CF-DRF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kenora – Red Lake
MSN:
429
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ball Lake
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Kenora to Red Lake, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy snow falls. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the single engine airplane crashed onto the icy Ball Lake. Rescuers arrived a day later and the pilot was seriously injured. All three passengers were killed.

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
Location:
Timmins
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
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.

Crash of a De Havilland U-1A Otter in Toronto: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1956 at 1538 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
Operator:
Registration:
55-3252
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Toronto - Toronto
MSN:
92
YOM:
1956
Location:
Toronto-Downsview
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft just came out from the De Havilland manufacture and has to be delivered to the US Army. With four crew members on board, the aircraft took off from Toronto-Downsview Airport at 1521LT for a local check flight. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive, disintegrated and eventually crashed near Keele Street. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was caused by wake turbulences coming from another aircraft that could not be identified.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman in Quicke Lake

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Lau-Goma Airways
Registration:
CF-ECJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
N29-41
YOM:
1948
Location:
Quicke Lake
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Quicke Lake, the single engine airplane stalled and crashed in a wooded area. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power due to carburetor icing is suspected.

Crash of a Grumman G-73 Mallard in London

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Grumman G-73 Mallard
Operator:
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
Registration:
CF-GEU
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
J-33
YOM:
1947
Location:
London
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from London Airport, the crew reported severe icing conditions. The captain elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in Crumlin, near the airfield. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation in Brampton

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1954 at 2132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Operator:
Registration:
CF-TGG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Tampa-Toronto
MSN:
4564
YOM:
1954
Flight number:
TCA407
Location:
Brampton
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
763
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Tampa, the captain started a night approach to Toronto-Malton Airport. During an ILS approach in poor weather conditions (300 feet ceiling), the four engine aircraft descended below the glide and hit the ground about 11 miles short of runway 10. It slid for 2,000 feet before coming to rest in flames. All 23 occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The Board of Inquiry found that the accident was caused by negligence on the part of the captain. The following findings were reported:
- The first officer, despite his duties which involved "In-Range" and "Pre-Landing" checks during the approach pattern, displayed an alertness concerning the procedures carried out by the captain, and on three separate occasions indicated to the captain conditions which required correction,
- The captain of the aircraft showed poor airmanship in the execution of his approach pattern, in that he made inadequate allowance for the strong prevailing wind and failed to utilize the ADF receiver to home on the outer marker,
- The captain failed to carry out an approved ILS let-down and, in so far as the position and the altitude of the aircraft were concerned, he ignored the indications of the ADF needle tuned to the marker, the ILS glide path needle and the altimeter,
- The captain ignored the warning from his first officer that he had descended below the regulation height,
- The captain was under the impression that he was very much closer to the airport than he actually was,
- The captain broke the regulations regarding the minimum altitude at which the glide path is to be intersected, the minimum altitude at which the outer marker is to be crossed, and the minimum altitude to which the aircraft may descend on the approach at Malton without becoming contact, and continued his descent until he flew into the ground.
Final Report:
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