Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 &amp; Crane)

Operator:

Registration:

41-36

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

Site:

Columbus AFB (Kaye Field)

MSN:

1061

YOM:

1941

Location:

Mississippi

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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Circumstances:

The airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed near Columbus AFB (Kaye Field). Crew fate unknown.
Crew:
Charles J. Kelly.

Probable cause:

Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Cessna Crane I in Vanscoy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1942 at 1240 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

7657

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Vanscoy - Saskatoon

MSN:

1100

YOM:

1941

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Captain / Total flying hours:

Captain / Total hours on type:

6.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

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Circumstances:

After takeoff from Vanscoy Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, the twin engine airplane suffered a structural failure, dove into the ground and crashed, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured. The airplane was on a ferry flight to Saskatoon Airport.
Crew:
F/Sgt Hugh Charles Campbell, pilot. †
Passengers:
LAC Benjamin Dean Cook, †
LAC Hubert Vernol Ford, †
LAC E. P. Friesen,
LAC A. L. Freebairn.

Probable cause:

Loss of control in initial climb after fabric peeled off from the right wing. The accident was due to a structural failure caused by overstressing as a result of a rapidly executed manoeuvre made by the pilot during unauthorized aerobatics.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Ellington AFB

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

42-23

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Location:

Ellington AFB (Houston)

Texas

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The airplane suffered an engine failure at takeoff and crashed. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
James M. Cook.

Probable cause:

Engine failure at takeoff.

Crash of a Cessna Crane I near Saskatoon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942 at 1620 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

7717

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Saskatoon - Saskatoon

MSN:

1160

YOM:

1941

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Captain / Total flying hours:

135

Captain / Total hours on type:

84.00

Circumstances:

The pilot departed Saskatoon Airport on a solo training exercise. The airplane entered a dive and crashed 17 miles north of the Saskatoon Airport, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Leslie William Gillan, pilot.

Probable cause:

Obscure. Extensive disintegration makes it unable to obtain any material evidence from wreckage. Nature of final dive shows structural failure of the elevator controls.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna Crane I in Calgary: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942 at 1630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

8129

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Calgar

MSN:

1622

YOM:

1942

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

149

Captain / Total hours on type:

91.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

147

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

230

Circumstances:

The crew departed Calgary Airport on a local instrument flying instruction exercise. While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet, the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed three miles east of the airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Ernest Pitt, instructor,
LAC Frederick George Pike, pilot,
LAC Oliver James Nichols, pilot.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. A possible carbon monoxide poisoning was not ruled out.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna Crane I Near Valley River: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942 at 0900 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

7921

Flight Phase: