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Crash of a Cessna T-50 Crane I near High River: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942 at 1120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
8142
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Calgary - Calgary
MSN:
1635
YOM:
1942
Location:
High River
Alberta
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Calgary on a split instrument practice flight. The airplane was seen flying as low as 100 feet and then going to a height of 1,500 feet when it entered a spin and dove straight towards the ground, crashing 5 km northwest of High River. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lac Wier Smith Lucas, pilot,
Lac Gillous S. Miracle, pilot,
Lac Russell John Wicklem, pilot.
Probable cause:
Structural failure of the starboard wing.
Final Report:

Crash of a De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth in High River

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAJT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
328
YOM:
1928
Location:
High River
Alberta
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered technical problems (maybe a structural failure of the fuselage) and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a prairie located in High River, some 60 km south of Calgary. While all occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed by a post impact fire.
Probable cause:
Technical failure en route, maybe a fuselage structural failure.

Crash of a De Havilland Dh.4 in High River

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
G-CYBV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
High River - High River
MSN:
F2710
YOM:
1920
Location:
High River
Alberta
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.
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