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Shortly after takeoff from Rapid Lake, QC, the single engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. He was returning to his base at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Douglas DC-4 near Issoudun: 79 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1957 at 1415 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-4

Operator:

Registration:

CF-MCF

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

London – Keflavik – Goose Bay – Toronto

MSN:

18374

YOM:

1944

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Captain / Total flying hours:

13500

Captain / Total hours on type:

1000.00

Circumstances:

CF-MCF departed London, England at 2148 GMT on 10 August on a charter flight to Toronto, Canada, with planned refuelling stops at Keflavik, Iceland and Goose Bay, Labrador. It carried a crew of 6 and 73 passengers (including 2 infants) The aircraft departed from Keflavik at 0512 GMT on 11 August, after a stop of 1 hour 6 minutes during which it was refuelled to capacity. At 1320 GMT it advised that it would overfly Goose Bay and proceed to Montreal. It arrived over Goose Bay at 1403, nineteen minutes ahead of its ETA, over Seven Islands at 1558 GMT and over Quebec Radio Range at 1807 hours Quebec Radio Range Station relayed a message to the aircraft at 1810 requesting it to contact Montreal Range approaching Rougemont for clearance - this was the last contact with the aircraft. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the aircraft went through a thunderstorm area, went out of control and entered a spin. In a 70° nose-down attitude, the airplane struck the ground at a speed of 200 knots and disintegrated in a field located 7 km west of Issoudun. All 79 occupants have been killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was attributed to severe turbulence encountered whilst flying in a cumulonimbus cloud, resulting in a chain of events quickly leading up to a complete loss of control and causing the aircraft to dive to the ground m a near vertical nose-down attitude.

Final Report:

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman in Culotte Lake: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Noorduyn Norseman

Operator:

Registration:

CF-ILH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Roberval – Archer Lake

MSN:

326

YOM:

1944

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Circumstances:

En route to Archer Lake, north Quebec, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot decided to return to Roberval. Doing so, he completed a turn at low height when the airplane struck the water surface of the Culotte Lake and crashed. A passenger was killed while three other occupants were rescued.

Probable cause:

Error on part of the pilot who misjudged the distance with the water surface while making a turn at low altitude.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414-56-11 Hudson III near Waskaganish: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1957 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

Operator:

Registration:

CF-CRL

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Great Whale River – Val-d’Or

MSN:

414-7546

YOM:

1943

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Captain / Total flying hours:

3000

Captain / Total hours on type:

150.00

Circumstances:

The aircraft, owned by the Photographic Survey Corporation Limited, departed Great Whale River at approximately 0915 hours eastern standard time on a non-scheduled flight to Val d'Or, with the pilot, a maintenance engineer and two passengers aboard. An instrument flight plan was filed prior to departure, and the aircraft was to fly at 7 000 ft direct to Val d'Or, the estimated time of arrival being 1200 hours. Following take-off CF-CRL climbed on a magnetic heading of 185° on instruments, and the pilot was requested to report passing through 7 000 ft and to continue the climb to 9 000 ft. After passing routine messages, in which the freezing level of 10 000 ft was included, the pilot reported at 0928 hours that he was visual at 10 000 ft and that he would maintain this altitude to Val d'Or. At 0930 he stated he would maintain 1 000 ft on top of the overcast, i.e. 11 000 ft. At 0957 the pilot requested a radio check, and Great Whale River informed him that his transmission was weak. The pilot acknowledged this message which was the last transmission received from him. At 1600 hours the RCAF Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Trenton, Ontario was notified that the aircraft was overdue, and a search was begun. The wreckage was found on 25 July, 36 miles from Rupert House, P. Q., on a bearing of 153° True. All four occupants had been killed in the crash, and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident was not conclusively determined. It should be noted, however, that the pilot took off in weather conditions below permissible limits, in an area sparsely served with aids to navigation, in an aircraft not equipped with de- icing equipment.

Final Report:

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso near Manicouagan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)

Operator:

Registration:

CF-PZJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

CV-310

YOM:

1943

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Circumstances:

While on a cargo flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog. The pilot-in-command apparently decided to reduce his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit the icy surface of a lake located near Manicouagan. The airplane was destroyed and two crew members were killed, the third occupant was injured.

Probable cause:

The pilot became lost and descended below the minimum en-route altitude in an attempt to establish his position.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Seven Islands

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

CF-ILY

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

4410

YOM:

1942

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Circumstances:

Crash landed at Seven Islands Airport. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 685 York C.1 near Fort Chimo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

Operator:

Registration:

CF-HMW

Flight Phase:

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Schedule:

Frobisher Bay – Fort Chimo

MSN:

MW136

YOM:

1944

Location:

Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo)

Quebec

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Canada

Region:

North America

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Circumstances:

En route to Kuujjuaq, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The four engine aircraft crashed 44 km north of Kuujjuaq. Two crew members were killed while the third occupant was rescued.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Fort Chimo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

CF-BZH

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Schedule:

Frobisher Bay – Fort Chimo

MSN:

6079

YOM:

1942

Location:

Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo)

Quebec

Country:

Canada

Region:

North America

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Circumstances:

While approaching Fort Chimo on a cargo flight from Frobisher Bay, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck a hill located 40 km from Fort Chimo Airport. A crew member was rescued while both other occupants were killed. For undetermined reason, the crew started the descent prematurely.