Seven Island - Harrington Harbor
Flight / Schedule
Seven Island - Harrington Harbor
Aircraft
Noorduyn NorsemanRegistration
CF-CPM
MSN
254
Year of Manufacture
1943
Operator
Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP AirDate
March 14, 1944 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Quebec Quebec
Region
North America • Canada
Coordinates
46.8137°, -71.2084°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On March 14, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Seven Island - Harrington Harbor experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air, with the event recorded near Quebec Quebec.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the pilot encountered unknown technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing on the frozen St Laurent River. All three occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft drifted on the ice and eventually sunk and disappeared. It was not recovered.
Aircraft reference details include registration CF-CPM, MSN 254, year of manufacture 1943.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.8137°, -71.2084°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route, the pilot encountered unknown technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing on the frozen St Laurent River. All three occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft drifted on the ice and eventually sunk and disappeared. It was not recovered.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
2
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Seven Island - Harrington Harbor
Operator
Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP AirFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
North America • Canada
