Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-... crash, Aug 1, 1997
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) accident on August 1, 1997 near San Vicente Reservoir, California, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: August 1, 1997
- Aircraft: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)
- Location: San Vicente Reservoir, California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Implosion of the unlocked left nose gear door causing hydraulic disintegration of the forward fuselage; cause of the locking pin actuator malfunction not determined
A Canso amphibian fighting fires scooped water at San Vicente Reservoir in California. During the scoop the unlocked left nose gear door imploded, and the forward fuselage flooded through the disintegrating hydraulic structure. Both occupants escaped and the aircraft was written off.