Flugunfall 03 OCT 1959 einer Vickers 757 Viscount CF-TGY - Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ)
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Datum:Samstag 3 Oktober 1959
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic VISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers 757 Viscount
Fluggesellschaft:Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL
Kennzeichen: CF-TGY
Werknummer: 143
Baujahr: 1956
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 34
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 38
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:1 km (0.6 Meilen) E of Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ) (   Kanada)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Winnipeg-Stevenson Aerodrome, MB (YWG/CYWG), Kanada
Flug nach:Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ), Kanada
Unfallbericht:
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."



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Distance from Winnipeg-Stevenson Aerodrome, MB to Toronto-Malton Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1493 km (933 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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