Crash of a Cessna T-50 Crane near Hague: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 5, 1942 at 1900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
8016
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saskatoon - Saskatoon
MSN:
1509
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total hours on type:
118.00
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Saskatoon on a solo training sortie. The airplane was seen by witnesses flying down the south Saskatchewan River at low altitude. After rounding a curve in the river, the airplane struck a ferry cable, causing a wing to be sheared off. The airplane crashed and was destroyed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
Lac Alan Scott Light, pilot.
Crew:
Lac Alan Scott Light, pilot.
Probable cause:
Deliberate unauthorized low flying on part of the pilot.
Final Report:
