Canada

The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Stephenville-Ernest Harmon Airport. Following several circuits, the crew started a night approach to runway 09 with a tailwind component. Apparently due to a wrong approach configuration, the airplane landed too far down the runway. After touchdown, the pilot feathered the propeller on two engines but the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, struck several approach lights and eventually came to rest in a pond located short of runway 27 threshold. All five crew members were killed.

On final approach, the airplane was too low and struck the ground short of runway threshold. It continued for several yards, causing the right propeller to struck the ground as well. It flew for several hundred yards before crashing 1,400 meters past the runway end. All four occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew departed Argentia NAS for a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. While in cruising altitude, a generator failed. Few minutes later, a second generator failed as well and the crew decided to return to Argentia NAS for a safe landing. On final approach in marginal weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Bay of Placentia, about 6,5 km off shore. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 crew members were killed.

The ill-fated aircraft that crashed was a Douglas C-133A Cargomaster s/n 56-2014 from Military Air Transport Service’s 1st Air Transport Squadron, based at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. It arrived at Goose Bay 01:55 hours local time. After a 15-hour crew rest, they proceeded to depart enroute to Thule Air Base, Greenland with a stop enroute at Sondrestrom Air Base, also in Greenland. They were loaded with meat and other provisions. The first departure attempt was delayed due to a technical issue. The aircraft sat for a period of time without being de-iced before making a second try. At between 120 and 150 feet, the aircraft’s starboard (right) wing suddenly dropped 20 to 30 degrees. The aircraft commander managed to momentarily regain a level attitude. The aircraft then rolled to the left. The port wing dropped even more quickly and was almost vertical. The aircraft commander was unable to do anything. At 16:49 hrs local time, the Cargomaster struck the ground in a left wing down, nose high attitude.
Crew:
1st Lieutenant Guy L. Vassalotti, pilot,
Cpt Charles L. Jenkins, copilot,
Maj Frank X. Hearty, copilot,
1st Lt Douglas H. Brookfield, navigator,
T/Sgt John. A. Kitchens, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Norman H. Baron, flight engineer,
A1c Shelton Toler, loadmaster.

After takeoff from Fenton Lake, while completing a local on-demand flight, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed into the lake. A passenger died instantly while the pilot and a second passenger were able to swim to shore. Awaiting rescue, the pilot died from his injuries while the second passenger was later recovered and transferred to a local hospital.

The SCAN-30 Pace Gannet version crashed in unknown circumstances into the Wasi Lake. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crashed at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, killing the pilot. Aircraft was stolen by the AME, who was not authorized to fly the aircraft solo, and flown recklessly a short distance up the Yukon River valley, before crashing on the southwest side of the river just above Miles Canyon.

Shortly after takeoff from Pelican Narrows, while climbing, the engine lost power and failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in a small lake. The pilot was killed. He was completing a cargo flight with a load of fish.

On final approach to Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson Airport, while at an altitude of 700 feet 3,200 meters from the runway 28 threshold, the engine number lost power. The captain decided to shot down the engine but mistakenly stopped the engine number one. Unable to restart the engine number one, the crew increased power on both right engines number three and four but due to an asymmetric thrust, the airplane banked left then stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. All 44 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While taking off from Arrow Lake, the single engine aircraft hit floating objects, overturned and came to rest upside down off Nakusp. All six occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.