| 词条 | 1962 Godthab Catalina crash |
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|name = 1962 Goodthab Catalina crash |Date = 12 May 1962 |image = Consolidated PBY-5A Oakland 16Feb47 Bill Larkins (16346793961).jpg |caption = A Consolidated PBY-5A similar to the accident aircraft |Type = Sinking |occurrence_type = Accident |Site = Goodthab harbour |Fatalities = 15 |Aircraft Type = Canadian-Vickers PBY-5A Canso |Origin = Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland |Destination = Godthåb, Greenland |Coordinates = |Operator = Eastern Provincial Airways |Tail Number = CF-IHA |Passengers = 18 |Crew = 3 |Survivors = 6 }} On 12 May 1962, an Eastern Provincial Airways Canso amphibian flying boat sank at Godthåb (now Nuuk) in Greenland, causing the death of 15 passengers.[1] AccidentThe Catalina was operating a scheduled flight from Kangerlussuaq Airport to Godthåb for Greenlandair with 21 on board, while landing on the water at Goodthab harbour it sunk with 15 passengers being killed.[1] Initial reports were that the aircraft had hit debris on the water.[2] AircraftThe aircraft CF-IHA was a Canadian-built variant of the Consolidated Catalina built by Canadian-Vickers in 1944.[1] It was built for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with serial number 11058 until it was sold in 1947. InvestigationA technical investigation concluded that the nose wheel doors had not closed properly probably due to mechanical failure.[1] With a gap of 70mm, the doors were torn off on landing letting water into the nose wheel bay, the pressure of water caused a bulkhead to fail and the aircraft to sink.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{ASN accident|id=19620512-0|accessdate=10 February 2018}} {{Aviation accidents and incidents in 1962}}2. ^{{cite magazine|magazine=Flight International|date=24 May 1962|title=Eastern Provincial Airways Accident |page=816}} 3 : Aviation accidents and incidents in 1962|Accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated PBY Catalina|Aviation accidents and incidents in Greenland |
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