Kapuskasing – Timmins

On December 27, 1956 at 08:35 PM, Kapuskasing – Timmins experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by Austin Airways, with the event recorded near Timmins Ontario.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The seaplane departed Kapuskasing Airport at 2015LT bound for Timmins. Twenty minutes into the flight, the left engine lost power, following few seconds later by the right engine. As the altitude could not be maintained, the crew attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a wooded area located near Timmins. All three occupants were evacuated, the copilot was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-FAR, MSN CV-415, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4736°, -81.3293°.