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Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman IV in Gander Lake: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
CF-GPG
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
627
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
3000
Circumstances:
The float quipped aircraft taxied out to take-off position on Gander Lake, Newfoundland, with a pilot and one passenger on board Several people watched the take-off and, according to one witness, the aircraft never did get on the step but was pulled off the water in a nose high attitude and in semi-stalled conditions. At a height of roughly 10 to 15 feet above the surface, the left wing went down and the aircraft began to sideslip, continuing to lose height until the wing tip struck the water, causing the aircraft to cartwheel and partially submerge. The pilot and the passenger died as a result of drowning. Weather was suitable for the flight. Although ,the aircraft did not take off directly into wind according to the Gander Airways Weather report, the wind velocity was only 7 MPH.
Probable cause:
Inspection of the aircraft, and evidence of witnesses, failed to disclose any indication of malfunctioning of the aircraft, engine or controls prior to the crash. The immediate cause of the accident would appear to be that the left wing
tip of the aircraft came into contact with the water following which the aircraft crashed and partially submerged. The major contributing factors would appear to be:
1) poor judgment on the part of the pilot in attempting a turn at approximately 15 feet above the water; and
2) poor technique on the part of the pilot in permitting the aircraft to stall.
Final Report:

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson V in Corner Brook

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
VO-ABP
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Deer Lake – Corner Brook
MSN:
MDF-258
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed in Corner Brook while on a flight from Deer Lake. All four occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Newfoundland: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
CF-AGL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1351
YOM:
1929
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed St Johns on a flight on behalf of the Grenfell Mission, carrying the pilot Arthur Sullivan and the German passenger Dr. Kuehnert who was working as a dentist for the Grenfell Mission. The airplane failed to arrive at destination and crashed somewhere in Newfoundland. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.