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| Date: | Friday 26 January 1962 |
| Time: | 13:36 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Pacific Air Lines |
| Registration: | CF-CUX |
| MSN: | 96 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grande Prairie Airport, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Port St. John, |
| Grande Prairie Airport, Alberta | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft departed Port St. John, at 12:57 hours for a flight to Grande Prairie, Alberta . At about 1336 hours while landing at Grande Prairie Airport, the aircraft struck a snowbank on the runway. The occupants were not inured but the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Conclusions:
The left undercarriage drag strut failed following impact with a ridge of snow on the runway.
Sources:
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249396
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2024 08:49 | ASN | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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