CF-ECF

On July 4, 1964 at 12:00 AM, CF-ECF experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Saskatchewan Government Airways, with the event recorded near Pelican Narrows Saskatchewan.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Pelican Narrows, while climbing, the engine lost power and failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in a small lake. The pilot was killed. He was completing a cargo flight with a load of fish.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-ECF, MSN N29-37, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.1688°, -102.9385°.