Date:	Saturday 22 March 1952
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Maritime Central Airways
Registration:	CF-BXZ
MSN:	4695
Year of manufacture:	1942
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	64 km from Gaspe, QC -   Canada
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Saint John Airport, NB (YSJ/CYSJ)
Destination airport:	Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The DC-3 departed Saint John at 13:48 AST for a flight to Goose Bay. Last radio contact was at 14:34 when the crew reported near Chatham, estimating over Seven Islands at 15:44. The aircraft was flying at an altitude of 7000 feet when it disappeared off radar screens. The wreckage was found August 27, 1953.

Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 54)
ICAO Circular 38-AN/33 (47)

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