CF-AUQ

On December 6, 1972 at 12:00 AM, CF-AUQ experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Superior Airways, with the event recorded near Randall Lake Quebec.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, an excessive accumulation of ice on the windscreen forced the crew to remove it with a scraper. Doing so, the airplane's speed dropped. The captain elected to regain control but the corrections were inadapted, causing the aircraft to stall and crash. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-AUQ, MSN 15281/26726, year of manufacture 1944.