G-CAPE
Flight / Schedule
G-CAPE
Aircraft
Curtiss HS-2LRegistration
G-CAPE
Date
May 4, 1931 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Pays Plat Ontario
Region
North America • Canada
Coordinates
48.8822°, -87.5591°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On May 4, 1931 at 12:00 AM, G-CAPE experienced a crash involving Curtiss HS-2L, operated by Provincial Air Service of Lands %26 Forests, with the event recorded near Pays Plat Ontario.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach, the float plane hit telephone wires, stalled and crashed upside down on the shore of Lake Superior, near Pays Plat. There were no casualties.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-CAPE.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.8822°, -87.5591°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
On final approach, the float plane hit telephone wires, stalled and crashed upside down on the shore of Lake Superior, near Pays Plat. There were no casualties.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • Canada
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Curtiss HS-2LRegistration
G-CAPE