HALIFAX - An accident report into the crash of a water bomber owned by the Newfoundland and Labrador government says the plane took on too much water when it failed to get airborne in 2013 on Moosehead Lake.
The Transportation Safety Board says the aircraft owned by the government's air service division came to rest upright on the lake and partially submerged.
There were no injuries to the two crew members, but the board says the aircraft was destroyed.
The Bombardier CL-415 amphibious aircraft left Wabush on July 3, 2013, in mid-afternoon to fight a nearby forest fire.
A short time later, the water bomber touched down on Moosehead Lake to scoop a load of water.
The safety board says about 40 seconds later, the captain initiated a left-hand turn and almost immediately lost control.
