Nakina – Fort Hope

On September 15, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Nakina – Fort Hope experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Austin Airways, with the event recorded near Nakina Ontario.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Nakina to Fort Hope on a cargo flight, weather conditions worsened and the pilot decided to return to Nakina. On approach, the left wing failed and detached, causing the airplane to crash in flames few km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-BSJ, MSN N29-25, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.1780°, -86.7139°.