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Crash of a Canadair CL-28 Argus in Summerside: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 31, 1977
Operator:
Registration:
10737
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Summerside - Summerside
MSN:
28
YOM:
1959
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission out of Summerside Airport. Upon landing, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a parked Nordair Lockheed L-188 Electra registered CF-NAZ. Both aircraft were destroyed and three crew members were killed. The Electra was empty at the time of the accident. It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of landing gear problems.
Crash of a Canadair CL-28-2 Argus off Puerto Rico: 16 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 23, 1965
Operator:
Registration:
20727
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Roosevelt Roads - Roosevelt Roads
MSN:
18
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Roosevelt Roads NAS (Ceiba) for a night training mission with 14 crew members from the 404th Squadron and 2 scientists on board. While cruising overt the Atlantic, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean some 96 km north of Porto Rico. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 16 occupants was found.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty.
