Crash of a Curtiss HS-2L in Sault Sainte Marie: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 19, 1927
Registration:
G-CAOH
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
479
YOM:
1924
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing an observation mission over the region of Sault Sainte Marie. While manoeuvring at low height and making a sharp turn, the pilot lost control of the seaplane that crashed. The pilot Jeff Fitchie was killed while the observer Allen S. Grant was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
