Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1975 |
Time: | 14:45 |
Type: | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
Operating for: | Nordair |
Leased from: | Air Brazeau |
Registration: | C-FCSC |
MSN: | 6183 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | La Grande Airport, QC (YGL) ( Canada)
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Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | La Grande Airport, QC (YGL/CYGL), Canada |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The undercarriage latch control handle could not be moved after take-off from La Grande Airport, Canada, and the pilot returned to the airport to correct the problem. He used a screwdriver to dislodge ice from the safety latch and then proceeded to the end of the runway for take-off.
The safety latch had not been returned to the positive lock position and the left undercarriage collapsed before starting the takeoff run.
Temperature at the time of the accident was -32°C.
Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
» CASB Q50002
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accident date:
15-01-1975type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
registration: C-FCSC
accident date:
15-01-1975type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
registration: C-FCSC
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.