CF-BHU

En route, the engine failed. The aircraft then stalled and crashed in a prairie. The pilot and a passenger were rescued while a second passenger was killed.

Flight / Schedule

CF-BHU

Registration

CF-BHU

MSN

N29-8

Year of Manufacture

1945

Date

June 19, 1974 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Sachigo Lake Ontario

Region

North America • Canada

Coordinates

53.8729°, -92.1781°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On June 19, 1974 at 12:00 AM, CF-BHU experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Ontario Central Airlines, with the event recorded near Sachigo Lake Ontario.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, the engine failed. The aircraft then stalled and crashed in a prairie. The pilot and a passenger were rescued while a second passenger was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-BHU, MSN N29-8, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.8729°, -92.1781°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

0

Passengers

1

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the engine failed. The aircraft then stalled and crashed in a prairie. The pilot and a passenger were rescued while a second passenger was killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

33.3%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • Canada

Aircraft Details

Registration

CF-BHU

MSN

N29-8

Year of Manufacture

1945