North Bay - Winnipeg

En route from North Bay to Winnipeg, the aircraft was ditched into Whitewater Lake, about 11 km northwest of Sudbury. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Flight / Schedule

North Bay - Winnipeg

Registration

12179

MSN

DH78

Year of Manufacture

1966

Date

September 15, 1977 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Fire fighting

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Sudbury Ontario

Region

North America • Canada

Coordinates

46.4927°, -80.9912°

Narrative Report

On September 15, 1977 at 12:00 AM, North Bay - Winnipeg experienced a crash involving Grumman S-2 Tracker, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Sudbury Ontario.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

En route from North Bay to Winnipeg, the aircraft was ditched into Whitewater Lake, about 11 km northwest of Sudbury. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration 12179, MSN DH78, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.4927°, -80.9912°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from North Bay to Winnipeg, the aircraft was ditched into Whitewater Lake, about 11 km northwest of Sudbury. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

North Bay - Winnipeg

Flight Type

Fire fighting

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

North America • Canada

Aircraft Details

Registration

12179

MSN

DH78

Year of Manufacture

1966