Noorduyn Norseman crash, Jul 3, 2004, Birch Lake
Noorduyn Norseman accident on July 3, 2004 near Birch Lake, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the leaking right float on landing,...
- Date: July 3, 2004
- Aircraft: Noorduyn Norseman
- Location: Birch Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the leaking right float on landing, probably due to a crack in the second compartment.
On landing on Birch Lake, the right float of a Green Airways Norseman ruptured in its second compartment, which had been leaking. The aircraft nosed down and sank. All five occupants got out and swam to shore, and the aircraft was written off.