Narrative:
The crew of the Vickers Viscount were carrying out an ILS backbeam approach at night to runway 23 at Toronto-Malton Airport. Visibility was poor due to heavy rain. The aircraft descended below MDA and struck the ground more than 3400 feet short of the runway threshold.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Misjudged distance."
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 3 October 1959 |
| Type: |  Vickers 757 Viscount |
| Operator: | Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL |
| Registration: | CF-TGY |
| MSN: | 143 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) E of Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Winnipeg-Stevenson Aerodrome, MB (YWG/CYWG), Canada |
| Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ), Canada |
The crew of the Vickers Viscount were carrying out an ILS backbeam approach at night to runway 23 at Toronto-Malton Airport. Visibility was poor due to heavy rain. The aircraft descended below MDA and struck the ground more than 3400 feet short of the runway threshold.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Misjudged distance."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
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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 Winnipeg-Stevenson Aerodrome, MB to Toronto-Malton Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1493 km (933 miles).
Distance from Winnipeg-Stevenson Aerodrome, MB to Toronto-Malton Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1493 km (933 miles).
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