
Descripción:
The RCAF Argonaut of the 426 Transport Squadron departed Vancouver on a flight to Edmonton and Montreal. En route to Edmonton the airplane ran into icing conditions and the no.4 engine failed. The crew decided to return to Vancouver. Light rain was falling as the C-54 approached Vancouver. On landing the airplane stalled and fell to the ground. The nose landing gear and the right-hand wing were torn off and the airplane rolled upside down and skidded before coming to rest at the edge of a 10-foot ditch.
Contributing to the stall was a large amount of ice the aircraft picked up during the flight.
» Miracle saves 51 in air crash ( Winnipeg Free Press, 1953-12-31)
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 30 diciembre 1953 |
| Tipo: |  Canadair C-54GM North Star |
| Operador: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registración: | 17503 |
| Numéro de série: | 110 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1947-08-08 (6 years 5 months) |
| Motores: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 622 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 43 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 51 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) ( Canadá)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canadá |
| Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED/CYED), Canadá |
The RCAF Argonaut of the 426 Transport Squadron departed Vancouver on a flight to Edmonton and Montreal. En route to Edmonton the airplane ran into icing conditions and the no.4 engine failed. The crew decided to return to Vancouver. Light rain was falling as the C-54 approached Vancouver. On landing the airplane stalled and fell to the ground. The nose landing gear and the right-hand wing were torn off and the airplane rolled upside down and skidded before coming to rest at the edge of a 10-foot ditch.
Contributing to the stall was a large amount of ice the aircraft picked up during the flight.
Fuentes:
» John Bradley» Miracle saves 51 in air crash ( Winnipeg Free Press, 1953-12-31)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Vancouver International Airport, BC to Edmonton-Namao Field, AB as the crow flies is 830 km (519 miles).
Distance from Vancouver International Airport, BC to Edmonton-Namao Field, AB as the crow flies is 830 km (519 miles).
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