Zone
Ontario

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Lake Ontario

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1946
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BNG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Montreal – Toronto
MSN:
6472
YOM:
1939
Location:
Lake Ontario
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I into Lake Ontario: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1943 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
6739
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Malton - Malton
Location:
Lake Ontario
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Malton on a night navigation exercise. While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the airplane failed to return to base at the end of the night and was declared missing. No trace of the airplane nor the crew was ever found. It is believed that the airplane crashed into Lake Ontario and was lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Hearne Cochran, pilot,
Lac Gordon Charles Bricker, navigator,
Lac Kenneth Norman Miller, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Roy Barnett, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:
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