| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 11, 1957 |
| Time: | 1415 |
| Location: | Near Issoudun, Quebec, Canada |
| Operator: | Maritime Central Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Reykjavík - Montreal |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Registration: | CF-MCF |
| cn / ln: | 18374 |
| Aboard: | 79 (passengers:73 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 79 (passengers:73 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft en route from Reykjavík to Montreal, Canada was flying at 6,000 ft. when it entered a thunderstorm. Subsequently it plunged to earth almost vertically at a speed calculated at 230 mph, bursting into flames. Severe turbulence encountered while flying in a cumulonimbus cloud, resulting in a chain of events quickly leading up to a complete loss of control. |
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