| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 29, 1979 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Ste. Foy, PQ, Canada |
| Operator: | Quebecair |
| Flight #: | 255 |
| Route: | Quebec - Montreal |
| AC Type: | Fairchild F-27 |
| Registration: | CF-QBL |
| cn / ln: | 0047 |
| Aboard: | 24 (passengers:21 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 17 (passengers:14 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Engine failure shortly after takeoff caused damage so the landing gear could not be retracted and increasing drag during the critical climbout phase. Airspeed slowed until the aircraft crashed. |
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