G-CAOH

On October 19, 1927 at 12:00 AM, G-CAOH experienced a crash involving Curtiss HS-2L, operated by Department of Lands %26 Forestry, with the event recorded near Sault Sainte Marie Ontario.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing an observation mission over the region of Sault Sainte Marie. While manoeuvring at low height and making a sharp turn, the pilot lost control of the seaplane that crashed. The pilot Jeff Fitchie was killed while the observer Allen S. Grant was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CAOH, MSN 479, year of manufacture 1924.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.5472°, -84.3194°.