Consolidated Canso crash, Jul 30, 1943 (1 killed), Shearw...
Consolidated Canso accident on July 30, 1943 near Shearwater Nova Scotia, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: The loss is attributed to pilot error, with...
- Date: July 30, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated Canso
- Location: Shearwater Nova Scotia, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The loss is attributed to pilot error, with the pilot unable to control the aircraft during a low altitude turn.
An RCAF Consolidated Canso on a training flight from Shearwater, Nova Scotia, used a long takeoff run near its maximum weight and climbed into fog on 30 July 1943. The pilot turned back at low altitude, the aircraft lost airspeed and struck a wooded ridge, and one crew member was killed.