Vought-Sikorsky VS-44 crash, Oct 3, 1942 (11 killed), Bot...
Vought-Sikorsky VS-44 accident on October 3, 1942 near Botwood Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 11 fatalities. Cause: The wing flaps were...
- Date: October 3, 1942
- Aircraft: Vought-Sikorsky VS-44
- Location: Botwood Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The wing flaps were inadvertently lowered to the full 35 degree position during the takeoff run, making the aircraft severely nose heavy and uncontrollable.
An American Export Airlines Vought Sikorsky VS 44 flying boat taking off from Botwood Bay on a scheduled service crashed into the water after its wing flaps were lowered to 35 degrees. Eleven people were killed and 26 were injured, and the aircraft was demolished.