Montreal – Toronto

On March 9, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Montreal – Toronto experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air, with the event recorded near Lake Ontario Ontario.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute from Montreal to Toronto, an engine caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing on an icy area of the Lake Ontario. The aircraft slid on its floats before coming to rest in flames. The pilot, sole on board, was able to evacuate the aircraft and was unhurt. The twin engine aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-BNG, MSN 6472, year of manufacture 1939.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.7340°, -77.7074°.