We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
While on a cargo flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog. The pilot-in-command apparently decided to reduce his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit the icy surface of a lake located near Manicouagan. The airplane was destroyed and two crew members were killed, the third occupant was injured. Probable cause (official findings): The pilot became lost and descended below the minimum en-route altitude in an atte
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) · 2 fatalities