Canadian Vickers plane crashes

53 crashes involving Canadian Vickers aircraft since 1927, with 179 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 53
• Fatal crashes: 34
• Fatalities: 179
• First recorded: June 9, 1927
• Most recent: August 1, 1997

Deadliest

1. October 17, 1951: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada (23 fatalities)
2. August 21, 1949: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Bigstone Lake Manitoba, Canada (21 fatalities)
3. May 12, 1962: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Nuuk Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Greenland (15 fatalities)
4. June 21, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Papua New Guinea (12 fatalities)
5. November 14, 1944: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Tofino British Columbia, Canada (10 fatalities)

Models

• Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) (45)
• Canadian Vickers Stranraer (5)
• Canadian Vickers Vedette (3)

Countries

• Canada (34)
• Brazil (5)
• United States (3)
• Chile (2)
• Argentina (1)
• Colombia (1)
• Denmark (1)
• France (1)
• Greenland (1)
• International waters and airspace (1)
• Japan (1)
• Papua New Guinea (1)

Years

• 1945 (7)
• 1944 (4)
• 1948 (3)
• 1955 (3)
• 1949 (2)
• 1951 (2)
• 1953 (2)
• 1957 (2)
• 1959 (2)
• 1964 (2)
• 1984 (2)
• 1987 (2)

All crashes

• August 1, 1997: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), San Vicente Reservoir, California, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 18, 1987: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Lac-Caché, Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
• July 18, 1987: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Lac-Caché, Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
• May 14, 1984: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• May 14, 1984: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• April 18, 1979: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Chiguayante Región del Biobío, Chile (3 fatalities)
• May 21, 1978: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Snow Lake Manitoba, Canada (2 fatalities)
• September 3, 1971: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Pine Point Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
• October 15, 1970: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Rhinelander Wisconsin, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 11, 1969: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Gilleleje Hovedstaden, Denmark (1 fatality)
• October 17, 1968: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Canutama Amazonas, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• July 16, 1967: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Victoria British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• June 23, 1965: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Catalina Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (1 fatality)
• July 4, 1964: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Pierrelatte Drôme, France (0 fatalities)
• April 11, 1964: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Portel Pará, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• May 12, 1962: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Nuuk Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Greenland (15 fatalities)
• October 24, 1961: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Parintins Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 1959: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Puvirnituq Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• June 30, 1959: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Prince Rupert British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
• October 1, 1957: Canadian Vickers Stranraer, Sovereign Lake British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• April 11, 1957: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Manicouagan Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
• December 27, 1956: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Timmins Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• November 24, 1955: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Johnstone Strait British Columbia, Canada (3 fatalities)
• October 28, 1955: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• July 19, 1955: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Vancouver British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1953: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Ashuanipi Lake Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• September 26, 1953: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Guarinocito Caldas, Colombia (4 fatalities)
• October 17, 1951: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada (23 fatalities)
• June 2, 1951: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Palame Bahia, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• December 1, 1950: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• August 21, 1949: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Bigstone Lake Manitoba, Canada (21 fatalities)
• June 9, 1949: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Rouyn-Noranda Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 1948: Canadian Vickers Stranraer, Belize Inlet British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• July 28, 1948: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Kittigazuit Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
• January 25, 1948: Canadian Vickers Stranraer, Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 29, 1947: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Cambridge Bay Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 31, 1946: Canadian Vickers Stranraer, Prince Rupert British Columbia, Canada (7 fatalities)
• August 13, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Tateyama Kantō, Japan (6 fatalities)
• August 1, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Grants New Mexico, United States (7 fatalities)
• July 23, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Aylmer Quebec, Canada (5 fatalities)
• June 21, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Papua New Guinea (12 fatalities)
• April 20, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Morhiban Lake Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Saanich Inlet British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• February 8, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Tofino British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1944: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Tofino British Columbia, Canada (9 fatalities)
• November 14, 1944: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Tofino British Columbia, Canada (10 fatalities)
• July 29, 1944: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Foula Island Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Norwegian Sea, World (1 fatality)
• May 5, 1943: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (5 fatalities)
• November 4, 1941: Canadian Vickers Stranraer, Squamish British Columbia, Canada (5 fatalities)
• January 23, 1930: Canadian Vickers Vedette, Santa Elena Island Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (2 fatalities)
• August 15, 1928: Canadian Vickers Vedette, Porcher Island British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• June 9, 1927: Canadian Vickers Vedette, Lake La Pêche Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)