Narrative:
The DC-8 suddenly rolled to the right and struck the ground inverted while on approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure to abandon a training maneuver under conditions which precluded the availability of adequate flight control."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 19 May 1967 |
| Time: | 18:37 EST |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-8-54F |
| Operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | CF-TJM |
| MSN: | 45653/178 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9670 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Ottawa International Airport, ON (YOW) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL), Canada |
| Ottawa International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW), Canada |
The DC-8 suddenly rolled to the right and struck the ground inverted while on approach.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure to abandon a training maneuver under conditions which precluded the availability of adequate flight control."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 107-AN/81 (28-37)Photos
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Distance from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC to Ottawa International Airport, ON as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC to Ottawa International Airport, ON as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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