Saulte Sainte Marie – Bisco

On August 12, 1936 at 12:00 AM, Saulte Sainte Marie – Bisco experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Ontario Provincial Air Service, with the event recorded near Nakina Ontario.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a wheat field located some 8 miles south of Nakina. Both occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CAOX, MSN 403, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.1780°, -86.7139°.