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| Date: | Monday 14 September 2020 |
| Time: | 08:13 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-223 (PCF) |
| Owner/operator: | Cargojet Airways |
| Registration: | C-GCJT |
| MSN: | 24605/378 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl (KCVG), OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) |
| Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A CargotJet Boeing 757-23A, was en route from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl (KCVG), OH to Calgary (CYYC), AB. Shortly after take-off upon acceleration to clean speed, uncommanded yaw occured continuously and intensified. The flight crew completed a flight control controllability check and confirmed the aircraft was unsafe to fly over 230-240kts. The flight crew declared an emergency, elected to return to KCVG and landed without incident.
TSB Canada reported the incident aircraft to be C-FLAJ. Flight tracking data by Flightaware and Flightradar24 however both report that C-GCJT was carrying out the incident flight.
Sources:
TSB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gcjt#257f3fa6
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CGCJT/history/20200914/0730Z/KCVG/KCVG
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 2021 | C-GCJT | Cargojet Airways | 0 | near Portland, OR | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 15 July 2023 | C-GCJT | Cargojet Airways | 0 | near Chicago, IL | |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
| 12 March 2024 | C-GCJT | Cargojet Airways | 0 | near New Town, North Dakota | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2020 19:51 | harro | Added |
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