Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I into the Agamemnon Channel
Date & Time:
Aug 22, 1942 at 1545 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N4901
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Patricia Bay - Patricia Bay
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
88.00
Aircraft flight hours:
751
Circumstances:
The crew departed Patricia Bay on a w/t training exercise. While cruising off Nelson Island, the port engine failed. The pilot ditched the airplane in the Agamemnon Channel. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt D. P. R. Sherwood, pilot,
P/O W. G. Lake, observer,
Sgt D. F. Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt B. J. Tucker, wireless operator.
Passenger:
Cpt K. S. MacPherson.
Crew:
Sgt D. P. R. Sherwood, pilot,
P/O W. G. Lake, observer,
Sgt D. F. Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt B. J. Tucker, wireless operator.
Passenger:
Cpt K. S. MacPherson.
Probable cause:
Failure of the port engine in flight.
Final Report:
