Lac-à-la-Tortue - Lac-à-la-Tortue

On May 9, 1952 at 10:15 AM, Lac-à-la-Tortue - Lac-à-la-Tortue experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Gold Belt Air Service, with the event recorded near Shawinigan Quebec.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot and five passengers left Lac-à-la-Tortue for a local test flight. Ten minutes later, while flying at an altitude of 2,100 feet, the engine failed. The emergency forced landing which was attempted on the nearest lake (Lake Mondor), appears to have been made downwind. The first contact with the water was made approximately in the middle of the lake which was about three-quarter of a mile long. The aircraft bounced, settled on the water again about 200 feet from the east end of the lake and then ran up on the shore. In the ensuing collision it was substantially damaged by trees and a small cottage. Minor injuries were sustained by two of the passengers.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-PAA, MSN 32, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.6179°, -72.6990°.