Crash of an Antonov AN-22 into the North Atlantic Ocean: 23 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1970 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-09303
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Keflavik - Halifax - Lima
MSN:
9340207
YOM:
1970
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a humanitarian flight from Moscow to Lima, Peru, carrying 15 passengers, a crew of eight and various goods in favor of the victims of the recent earthquake. About 47 minutes after takeoff from Keflavik Airport, radio and radar contact were lost with the aircraft that crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Atlantic Ocean. SAR operations were conducted jointly by Canadian, American, Iceland and Soviet Authorities but not trace of the aircraft nor the 23 occupants was found. All SAR operations were suspended after a month.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, it was not possible to determine the exact cause of the accident.

Crash of a Douglas DC-4 into the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N3821
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Halifax - Santa Maria
MSN:
10356
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
17500
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Halifax to Santa Maria, Azores Islands, the four engine aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the three crew members was found.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, the cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:

Crash of a Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald 202 in Musquodoboit: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1965 at 0922 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CF-NAF
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moncton – Summerside – Charlottetown – New Glasgow – Halifax – Sydney – Deer Lake – Gander – Torbay
MSN:
160
YOM:
1962
Flight number:
PV102
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Captain / Total flying hours:
20200
Captain / Total hours on type:
1000.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
11960
Copilot / Total hours on type:
1000
Aircraft flight hours:
4135
Circumstances:
Flight 102 was a scheduled domestic flight from Moncton to Torbay, Newfoundland, with scheduled stops at Summerside, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, New Glasgow, Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Deer Lake, Gander and Torbay, Newfoundland. It took off from Moncton, New Brunswick at 0635 hours Atlantic Standard Time. The flight was routine as far as Halifax where a 36-minute stopover was made. No aircraft unserviceabilities were reported by the crew during the stopover. The flight departed Halifax for Sydney at 0910 hours. It was cleared to depart runway 33, to turn right and climb on course to an altitude of 13 000 ft via Victor 312 Airway to the Sydney omnirange station. Following take-off, it was requested to report reaching 13 000 ft and this was acknowledged. There was no further communication between the aircraft and Air Traffic Control. At 0915 hours the aircraft contacted the airline's radio facility at Halifax and transmitted flight data as follows: time out 0908 hours and off at 0912 hours along with an estimated time of arrival at Sydney of 0959 hours. This was the last known transmission from the aircraft. No difficulty was reported by the crew. Nineteen witnesses located about three miles north-north-east of the accident site and about 2 miles south-east the centre line of Victor 312 Airway testified that an unusual noise attracted their attention to an aircraft flying on an easterly heading and that the tail unit and, later on, the nose section separated from the aircraft, whereupon it went out of control and crashed 45 to 60 seconds after. The time of the accident was calculated to be approximately 0922 hours. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of corroded skin area along the bottom centre line of the aircraft beneath stringer No.32 which resulted in structural failure of the fuselage and aerial disintegration. The precise nature and origin of the skin corrosion has not been determined.
Final Report:

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Halifax: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
2325
Survivors:
No
MSN:
49
YOM:
1937
Country:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Upon landing in the Halifax harbor, the seaplane hit swell, flipped over and sank. All eight crew members were killed. They just completed a maritime patrol mission.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Point Pleasant

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1939 at 1640 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
767
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dartmouth - Dartmouth
MSN:
414-1751
YOM:
1940
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RCAF Dartmouth on a convoy patrol mission with three other similar aircrafts. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy snow falls. Two pilots, Sqn Ldr Lewis and Flg Off Cowan, managed to land at Sydney without damage, after jettisoning bombs. The third, Flt Lt Baskerville, landed on the beach at Point Michaud, N.S. The last, Sgt Blockley, landed at 1640 hrs in the sea 200 yards from shore at Point Pleasant. Sgt Blockley went ashore in the rubber dinghy to get help. Before he returned, the remainder of the crew were rescued by a small skiff. Their aircraft, the Hudson I 767, drifted ashore, and despite the efforts of the crew was so badly damaged by the waves, that it had to be written off. A party of the squadron recovered the wreckage between 31 December and 2 January.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth off Halifax

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-CALE
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Halifax - Halifax
MSN:
843
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a training flight, the single engine aircraft collided with another De Havilland DH.60X Moth from the Halifax Aero Club, registered CF-CEH and carrying one pilot. Both aircraft crashed into the Halifax harbor and were lost. All three pilots were rescued.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth off Halifax

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
CF-CEH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Halifax - Halifax
MSN:
747
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a training flight, the single engine aircraft collided with another De Havilland DH.60X Moth from the Halifax Aero Club, registered G-CALE and carrying two pilots. Both aircraft crashed into the Halifax harbor and were lost. All three pilots were rescued.

Crash of a Farman F.190 in the Atlantic Ocean: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CH-245
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lisbon - Halifax
MSN:
7140
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft named 'Jung Schweizerland' was engaged in a non stop transatlantic flight from Lisbon to Halifax, with two people on board, the Swiss pilot Kurt Lüscher and the Swiss businessman Oskar Käser. After a takeoff roll of 1,200 metres, the single engine aircraft departed Lisbon at 0719LT bound to the west. After a flight of 10 hours and 40 minutes, the aircraft was spotted over the Azores Islands around 1800LT. The crew continued his route over the Atlantic Ocean but the aircraft failed to arrive in Halifax. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Halifax

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-CAKX
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Halifax - Halifax
MSN:
582
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight. Upon landing in the Halifax harbor, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. Both pilots evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Halifax

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-CALD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
576
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Halifax, the airplane suffered an engine failure, lost height and crashed near Green Bank. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.