History:
| Manufactured | 1961 | |
| Purchased by: | Found Brothers Aviation |
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Current Operations: DESTROYED June 26, 1962
On June 26, 1962, NWT was on a local test flight. A refueling stop was made at Brampton airport, but the required octane was not available there. During the ensuing takeoff to return to Malton, the engine failed. While attempting to turn back to the field the plane was stalled and dove into the ground killing test pilot John Temple. The Department of Transport accident investigation concluded, “The engine failed from fuel starvation caused by a low fuel supply under conditions of steep climb aggravated by a turn.”
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