Montreal - Kuujjuaq

On June 20, 1966 at 12:00 AM, Montreal - Kuujjuaq experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Nordair, with the event recorded near Péribonka Lake Quebec.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

After passing over Chute-des-Passes, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when control was lost. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Péribonka Lake. The wreckage was found three days later. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-FBJ, MSN 2941, year of manufacture 1945.