Date & Time:
Jun 21, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AGQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Toronto – Detroit
MSN:
2015
YOM:
1930
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
2
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Toronto to Detroit, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a wheat field located near Saint Mary's. The pilot and both passengers were killed.
Crew:
Arthur D. Leavens, pilot.
Passengers:
Al Ogden,
Charles Sockett.
Crew:
Arthur D. Leavens, pilot.
Passengers:
Al Ogden,
Charles Sockett.
Probable cause:
In-flight structural failure of the starboard wing.
