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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-5A Catalina
    Construction Number:1791
    Last Civil Registration:C-FIGJ
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-5A cn 1791 cr C-FI...
    Latest Owner or Location:Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

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    Event

    Constructed as a PBY-5A.

    By 19 December 1980

    To Government of Newfoundland and Labrador with new c/r C-FIGJ (Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, 1791).

    19 December 1980

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. This was a ferrying/positioning flight. The accident occurred at Sherbrooke, QC (Canada) while landing. Narrative: While in cruise, problems were experienced with the left-hand engine. Engine instruments showed a drop in fuel pressure and propeller rpm. Use of the electric booster pump and re-selection of the fuel selector valve enabled the pilot to keep the engine running for a few more minutes before it quit. The engine was shut down and the pilot diverted to a nearby airport...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    4 August 1984


    Photographer: David Osborne
    Notes: St. Jean QC (CYGN)
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