12930

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • November 2, 1971Accident

    The aircraft was engaged in a SAR mission in the region of Palautuk. While flying by night at a relative low height, the pilot-in-command completed a turn when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed, killing all eight occupants. Crew: Cpt C. A. Healy, Cpt S. R. Gitzel, Cpt P. C. Hodges, Cpt L. A. Cooper, Lt D. W. Smart, Cpl W. E. Platt, Sgt J. R. Lemieux, Cpl R. N. Vodden.

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