CF-BBC

On December 23, 1946 at 12:00 AM, CF-BBC experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air, with the event recorded near Mont-Joli Quebec.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a double engine failure. The aircraft crash landed on the icy Saint Lawrence River off Mont-Joli, Quebec. While all seven occupants were later rescued, the aircraft broke through the ice, sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-BBC, MSN 6307, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.5935°, -68.2003°.