Accident
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 11 AUG 1957 |
| Tijd: | 18:15 UTC |
| Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Maritime Central Airways |
| Registratie: | CF-MCF |
| Constructienummer: | 18374 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 73 / inzittenden: 73 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 79 / inzittenden: 79 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 7,2 km (4.5 mijl) W of Issoudun, PQ (Canada)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale charter |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), IJsland |
| Goose Bay Airport, NF (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
The DC-4 departed London at 21:48 GMT for a flight to Toronto with refueling stops at Keflavik and Goose Bay. The aircraft departed Keflavik at 05:12 GMT following a 66-minute stop. At 13:20 GMT the crew radioed that they wanted to overfly Goose Bay and proceed to Montreal. Last radio contact was at 18:10 when Quebec Radio Range Station relayed a message to the aircraft requesting it to contact Montreal Range approaching Rougemont for clearance. The aircraft was flying at about 6000 feet when it entered an active cumulonimbus cloud, including heavy rain and strong gusty winds. Somehow control was lost and the aircraft struck the ground in an almost vertical (70deg nose down, slightly left wing down) attitude at a speed over 200kts.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "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 in a near vertical nose-down attitude." Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (18-23)
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
Veiligheidsmaatregelen
As the pilots were on duty for nearly 20 hours, this affected their performance in an emergency situation. A Canadian standard was adopted for on-duty time limitations.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport en Goose Bay Airport, NF bedraagt 2419 km (1512 miles).
De afstand tussen Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport en Goose Bay Airport, NF bedraagt 2419 km (1512 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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