Spencer-McDonough Air Transport

Fairchild 71

The aircraft was engaged in a taxi flight to Winnipeg, carrying three passengers and two crew members, among them an RCMP Police Officer and his prisoner. A blizzard and an early twilight forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. Upon landing on the frozen Moose Lake, one wing was ripped from the airplane that dashed madly on to destruction. The pilot William Spencer, owner of the Company, was killed while all four other occupants were injured. Crew: William A. Spencer, pilot, † W. L. Cooke, mechanic. Passengers: Cpl P. Greaves, RCMP Police Officer, John Robinson, prospector, Buster Whiteway, prisoner.