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Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder in Watson Lake

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1453
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1453
YOM:
1940
Location:
Watson Lake
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight to Alaska when it suffered a fuel exhaustion and crash landed near Watson Lake. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder in Watson Lake

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1502
YOM:
1940
Location:
Watson Lake
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight to Alaska when it suffered a fuel exhaustion and crash landed near Watson Lake. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder in Watson Lake

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1501
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1501
YOM:
1940
Location:
Watson Lake
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight to Alaska when it suffered a fuel exhaustion and crash landed near Watson Lake. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder in Watson Lake

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1459
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1459
YOM:
1940
Location:
Watson Lake
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight to Alaska when it suffered a fuel exhaustion and crash landed near Watson Lake. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Beechcraft S18D near Pelly Crossing

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft S18
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BVC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
265
YOM:
1939
Location:
Pelly Crossing
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training (familiarization) flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances about two miles south of the Pelly River, near Pelly Crossing. Both pilots were uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fairchild 71 near Carcross

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild 71
Operator:
Northern Airways
Registration:
CF-ABM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
622
YOM:
1929
Location:
Carcross
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing 32 km southeast of Carcross, Yukon. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Ford 4 in Carcross

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Ford 4
Operator:
White Pass Airways
Registration:
NC5092
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4-AT-019
YOM:
1928
Location:
Carcross
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the three engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a hangar. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The cause of the loss of control remains unknown.

Crash of a Fokker Super Universal in Carcross

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Fokker Super Universal
Operator:
Northern Airways
Registration:
CF-ATJ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
853
YOM:
1932
Location:
Carcross
Yukon
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, while climbing, the float plane impacted a tree and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Fokker Super Universal in Dawson City

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Fokker Super Universal
Operator:
Northern Airways
Registration:
CF-AAM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dawson City – Whitehorse
MSN:
827
YOM:
1929
Location:
Dawson City
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in a ravine. All seven occupants evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Ryan B-5 Brougham in Mayo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-5 Brougham
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AHD
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
209
YOM:
1929
Location:
Mayo
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Mayo Airport, during initial climb, the aircraft named 'Queen of the Yukon II' stalled and crashed in the frozen Stewart River. The pilot John Melvyn Patterson was killed.
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