Summerside - Summerside

On April 25, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Summerside - Summerside experienced a crash involving Avro 683 Lancaster, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Summerside Prince Edward Island.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a local test flight when, upon landing, the aircraft bounced after attempting an overshoot. The pilot-in-command decided to attempt a go around and raised the undercarriage when the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames. Eight crew members were injured while four others were killed. Those killed were: F/L Kenneth Edward Lussier, F/L Walter James Burnett, F/O Kenneth Roland Carter, Cpl Joseph Bernard Lachaine.

Aircraft reference details include registration KB893, MSN 37194.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.4188°, -63.7794°.