Aircraft CF-AKT Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Fairchild
Model:	FC-2W-2    Search all Fairchild FC-2W-2
Year built:	0000
Construction Number (C/N):	Not found CF-AKT
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats:	7
Number of Engines:	1
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp B

Aircraft

Registration Number:	CF-AKT
Current Status:	Preserved

Owner

Owner:	Western Canada Aviation Museum
Address:	Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

User Comments

Admin, 2011-11-22 13:19:58

This particular aircraft crashed in the Yukon in August 1943. The September 1943 accident report stated the CF-AKT’s engine stopped. The aircraft was on floats and 40 miles from Watson Lake. Pilot, Stan Emery couldn’t find a body of water nearby, so he landed in the bush. Just before touchdown, the starboard float hit a tree and flipped the aircraft on to its back. The wreckage remained there until 1973 when it was flown to Winnipeg in a Canadian Forces Hercules. This aircraft on display was operated by Canadian Airways and later by CP Air. Restoration – by Museum volunteers – was completed in 1991.