ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333595
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 April 1961 |
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| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Provincial Airways |
| Registration: | CF-JNR |
| MSN: | 4595 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Pierre Airport (FSP) -
 St. Pierre and Miquelon
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Saint Pierre Airport (FSP/LFVP) |
The left undercarriage leg of the DC-3 collapsed during the takeoff run from St. Pierre. The plane rolled left and became airborne half way down the runway, at a speed just above stalling speed. The left wingtip struck the runway boundary marker and the takeoff was abandoned. The aircraft rolled through a ditch, causing the right undercarriage leg and right propeller to be torn off.
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