Crash of a De Havilland DH.83C Fox Moth in Porridge Lake
Date & Time:
Oct 4, 1946
Registration:
CF-BNL
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
FM.4
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the pilot encountered severe icing conditions and the visibility was poor due to ice on the windscreen. He elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an isolated area located near Porridge Lake, some 20 miles north of Yellowknife. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Icing conditions.
