CF-LKI-X

The crew was completing a test flight on this third model of the Caribou which should be delivered to the US Army. While flying in the vicinity of Udora, Ontario, the crew lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. Both crew members were seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

CF-LKI-X

Registration

CF-LKI-X

MSN

3

Year of Manufacture

1959

Date

February 24, 1959 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Udora Ontario

Region

North America • Canada

Coordinates

44.2575°, -79.1837°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On February 24, 1959 at 12:00 AM, CF-LKI-X experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, with the event recorded near Udora Ontario.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a test flight on this third model of the Caribou which should be delivered to the US Army. While flying in the vicinity of Udora, Ontario, the crew lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. Both crew members were seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-LKI-X, MSN 3, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.2575°, -79.1837°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a test flight on this third model of the Caribou which should be delivered to the US Army. While flying in the vicinity of Udora, Ontario, the crew lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. Both crew members were seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • Canada

Aircraft Details

Registration

CF-LKI-X

MSN

3

Year of Manufacture

1959