Kenora – Red Lake

On December 20, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Kenora – Red Lake experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Ontario Central Airlines, with the event recorded near Ball Lake Ontario.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Kenora to Red Lake, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy snow falls. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the single engine airplane crashed onto the icy Ball Lake. Rescuers arrived a day later and the pilot was seriously injured. All three passengers were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-DRF, MSN 429, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.7736°, -80.1684°.