Montraal – Toronto

On April 8, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Montraal – Toronto experienced a crash involving Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing, operated by International Airways of Canada, with the event recorded near Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Montreal, while flying in poor weather conditions, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a pasture located about 5 km north of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CAWG, MSN 17, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.3760°, -73.3672°.