Fokker Universal crash, Dec 11, 1931, Charron Lake Manitoba
Fokker Universal accident on December 11, 1931 near Charron Lake Manitoba, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Forced landing on frozen lake in a...
- Date: December 11, 1931
- Aircraft: Fokker Universal
- Location: Charron Lake Manitoba, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Forced landing on frozen lake in a snowstorm, and the ice gave way on landing
Fokker Universal G-CAJD of Canadian Airways was carrying supplies to prospectors at Island Lake, Manitoba, when a snowstorm forced it down onto frozen Charron Lake on 11 December 1931. The aircraft broke through the ice and sank to its wings, and both crew survived.