Narrative:
Missing over the Atlantic Ocean.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 9 March 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | Continental Air Transport |
| Registration: | N3821 |
| MSN: | 10356 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| 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.
Classification:
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).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Halifax International Airport, NS to Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 3282 km (2051 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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