- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 12, 1962
Time: 1055
Location: Godthaab, Greenland
Operator: East Provincial Airways
Flight #: ?
Route: Sondre Stromfjord - Godthab
AC Type: Consolidated Catalina
Registration: CF-IHA
cn / ln: CV-365
Aboard: 21   (passengers:18  crew:3)
Fatalities: 15   (passengers:15  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: While landing on the water, the plane abruptly swerved to the right and sank in a short period of time. Because of a malfunction, the nose wheel doors were not closed and locked. The doors were torn off in the landing, allowing water to enter the wheel well severely damaging the aircraft.
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