G-CAJD

On December 10, 1931 at 12:00 AM, G-CAJD experienced a crash involving Fokker Universal, operated by Canadian Airways, with the event recorded near Charron Lake Manitoba.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 weather. The airplane was carrying two crew members and supplies that should be delivered to prospectors based in Island Lake, MB. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls, and elected to make an emergency landing on the iced Charron Lake. Upon landing, the aircraft went through the ice and sank. Both occupants evacuated the area and walked for two weeks in hard conditions before arriving at Little Grand Rapids. The wreckage was raised during the Summer 2007 by the crew of a museum.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CAJD, MSN 430, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.7167°, -95.2607°.