ASN Aircraft accident Canadair DC-4M1 North Star 17520 Hall Beach Airport, NU (YUX)
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Date:Thursday 1 February 1962
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic argt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Canadair DC-4M1 North Star
Operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: 17520
MSN: 104
First flight: 1947
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 622
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Hall Beach Airport, NU (YUX) (   Canada)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hall Beach Airport, NU (YUX/CYUX), Canada
Destination airport:Cambridge Bay Airport, NU (YCB/CYCB), Canada
Narrative:
The Canadair North Star airplane suffered a loss of oil pressure on the number 4 engine. The pilot decided to return to Hall Beach Airport. Shortly afterwards the crew radioed a mayday because engines number 2 and 3 were also losing oil pressure. The airplane made a wheels-up landing north of runway 36.

Sources:
» DEWLine "War" Stories - MAYDAY at FOX Main (Hall Beach) / Paul Kelley


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accident date: 01-02-1962
type: Canadair DC-4M1 North Star
registration: 17520
photo of Canadair-DC-4M1-North-Star-17520
accident date: 01-02-1962
type: Canadair DC-4M1 North Star
registration: 17520
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hall Beach Airport, NU to Cambridge Bay Airport, NU as the crow flies is 942 km (589 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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