- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 11, 1953
Time: ?
Location: Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
Operator: Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Flight #: ?
Route: Sandpit - Prince Rupert
AC Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Registration: CF-CRV
cn / ln: 21984
Aboard: 19   (passengers:16  crew:3)
Fatalities: 2   (passengers:1  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed while attempting to land. Misuse of controls after the aircraft touched down on the water. The aircraft bounced several times with the final bounce being so severe the nose section was torn off.
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