- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 17, 1956 |
Time: | 0052 |
Location: | Oreway, Newfoundland, Canada |
Operator: | Quebecair |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Knob Lake - Oreway |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | CF-GVZ |
cn / ln: | 15552/26997 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:1 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Loss of the No. 2 engine necessitated a forced crash landing near a railway station. Failure to maintain height at night due to the loss of the starboard engine in icing conditions. The aircraft was also overloaded. |
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