Crash of a Canadair CL-28 Argus in Summerside: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Canadair CL-28 Argus
Operator:
Registration:
10737
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Summerside - Summerside
MSN:
28
YOM:
1959
Location:
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission out of Summerside Airport. Upon landing, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a parked Nordair Lockheed L-188 Electra registered CF-NAZ. Both aircraft were destroyed and three crew members were killed. The Electra was empty at the time of the accident. It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of landing gear problems.

Crash of a Avro 683 Lancaster in Summerside: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
KB893
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Summerside - Summerside
MSN:
37194
Location:
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local test flight when, upon landing, the aircraft bounced after attempting an overshoot. The pilot-in-command decided to attempt a go around and raised the undercarriage when the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames. Eight crew members were injured while four others were killed.
Those killed were:
F/L Kenneth Edward Lussier,
F/L Walter James Burnett,
F/O Kenneth Roland Carter,
Cpl Joseph Bernard Lachaine.

Crash of a Douglas CC-129 near Saint-Augustin: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KG430
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Summerside - Summerside
MSN:
12465
YOM:
1944
Location:
Saint-Augustin
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left Summerside on a training flight to Goose Bay. While approach Goose Bay Airport, the crew circled the tower and radioed his intent to return to Summerside. As the aircraft failed to return to its home base, SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was found five days later, on May 19, in an isolated area located about 65 km north of Saint-Augustin. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Joseph Rodier, pilot,
F/O Owen Foster, copilot,
Cad Frank Smith, navigator,
Cad Gerald Higgins.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-5-DK Dakota III in Summerside

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KG317
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
12314
YOM:
1944
Location:
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed. No casualties.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off North Cape: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1943 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
AX426
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Summerside - Summerside
Location:
North Cape
Prince Edward Island
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Summerside on a routine navigation exercise. The airplane failed to return to base on completion of exercise, and according to witnesses, it began to climb from a low altitude when the port wing came away. The airplane crashed into the sea some 800 metres offshore. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Harold Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Paul Clevland Bernstein, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Russell King, navigator,
Sgt William Frederick Thompson, navigator.
Probable cause:
Evidence does not disclose cause of a structural failure. It discloses both Sgt King & Thompson & pilot were inclined to be reckless. Investigation does not disclose any sign of engine trouble.
Final Report:

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Conway

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1942 at 0934 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
N9688
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Summerside - Summerside
Location:
Conway
Prince Edward Island
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Summerside Airport on a routine navigation exercise. While cruising at low height, it collided with trees and crashed in Conway, about 27 km northwest of Summerside Airfield. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Patrick Harris, pilot,
P/O Ronald W. Reeves, navigator,
P/O Charles H. Rudge, navigator,
Sgt Cyril Herbert Bennett, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Inexperienced on type, the pilot was engaging in unauthorized low flying.
Final Report:
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