Saint John – Montreal

On December 24, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Saint John – Montreal experienced a crash involving Fairchild 71, operated by Canadian Airways, with the event recorded near Greenville Maine.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from St John to Montreal, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in a field located six miles east from Greenville, Maine. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while both crew were able to walk away for few miles before finding help. Crew: 'Babe' Woollett, pilot, Al Parker, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-AAX, MSN 609, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.4590°, -69.5917°.