Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 MAR 1969 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | Continental Air Transport |
| Registration: | N3821 |
| C/n / msn: | 10356 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Halifax International Airport, NS (YHZ/CYHZ), Canada |
| Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores (SMA/LPAZ), Portugal |
Missing over the Atlantic Ocean.
Events:
Sources:
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Map
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 Halifax International Airport, NS to Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 3282 km (2051 miles).
Distance from Halifax International Airport, NS to Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 3282 km (2051 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.
