Detroit – Hamilton

On May 14, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Detroit – Hamilton experienced a crash involving Lockheed 5 Vega, operated by Schlee-Brock Aircraft Corporation - SBAC, with the event recorded near Hamilton Ontario.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On approach to Hamilton following an uneventful flight from Detroit, the single engine airplane crashed in Ancaster, about 7 km northwest of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were injured, the pilot Don Walker seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC892E, MSN 74, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.2561°, -79.8729°.