| Date: | Thursday 21 June 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-749 Constellation (VC-121B) |
| Owner/operator: | Beaver Air Spray |
| Registration: | C-GXKS |
| MSN: | 2609 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rivière-du-Loup Airport, QC (YRI) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Rivière-du-Loup Airport, QC (YRI/CYRI) |
Hydraulics failure forced the crew to make a precautionary landing, during which the brakes failed. The aircraft overran the runway and was damaged beyond repair as a result.
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