9781

On February 6, 1944 at 12:00 AM, 9781 experienced a crash involving Consolidated Canso, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Crew became lost during a survey flight, most probably due to a weather deterioration. Pilot ditched the aircraft in the icy Melville Lake located off Goose bay but the aircraft battered by ice flow and eventually sank. The crew left the cabin and found refuge in dinghies. Unfortunately, all attempts made for rescue were unsuccessful and all eight occupants were never found. Crew: W. E. McNicholl 7.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9781.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.3653°, -53.3808°.