Avro 685 York crash, Sep 29, 1955 (1 killed), Thoa River...
Avro 685 York accident on September 29, 1955 near Thoa River Northwest Territories, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: Crew became lost in flight.
- Date: September 29, 1955
- Aircraft: Avro 685 York
- Location: Thoa River Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew became lost in flight
An Associated Airways Avro York on a cargo flight from Shepard Bay to Yellowknife became lost at night. The crew made a controlled ditching into a lake in the Thoa River area. The captain died of exposure two days later, and the copilot was rescued ten days after the accident.