Fairchild 71 crash, Oct 3, 1940, Sioux Lookout Ontario
Fairchild 71 accident on October 3, 1940 near Sioux Lookout Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The seaplane struck a tree on takeoff and sank....
- Date: October 3, 1940
- Aircraft: Fairchild 71
- Location: Sioux Lookout Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The seaplane struck a tree on takeoff and sank. Sources differ on whether the tree was floating or fallen.
Canadian Airways Fairchild Super 71 CF-AUJ struck a tree while taking off from a lake near Sioux Lookout, Ontario, in 1940. One pontoon was nearly sheared off, the aircraft sank, and it was later recovered and restored.