What happened
On a daylight flight near the Buss Lakes region of Saskatchewan, a de Havilland DHC-2 floatplane, registered as C-GUJX, was conducting a visual flight rules mission. The aircraft, operated by Lawrence Bay Airways Ltd., had departed from a lake situated near a remote fishing cabin. The intended destination was Southend, Saskatchewan, located approximately 37 nautical miles to the southeast.
During the flight, the aircraft encountered a fatal accident roughly 2 nautical miles southeast of its initial departure point. The plane struck the shoreline of a different lake. The impact was of such severity that all 5 fatalities occurred immediately upon contact with the ground.
Following the crash, the aircraft's emergency locator transmitter was triggered. Responding parties located the wreckage partially submerged in shallow water, noting that the right wing tip was resting on the shoreline. There were no reports of fire at the crash site.
Findings
No specific contributing factors or official conclusions regarding the crash were provided in the available records.