Libau - Selkirk

On May 14, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Libau - Selkirk experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by St Andrews Airways, with the event recorded near Libau Manitoba.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft was being flown on a ferry permit to Selkirk, Manitoba for CofA renewal. The engine failed shortly after takeoff near Libau and the pilot attempted an emergency landing in a fallow field. Floats struck an elevated road on approach and the float brackets failed. The aircraft came to rest on it’s right wing and left float. The pilot, sole on board, was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-GJN, MSN 797, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.2691°, -96.7202°.