Canadair CL-44

Operator:

Registration:

LV-JSY

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Miami – Panama City – Lima – Santa Cruz – Asunción – Buenos Aires

MSN:

YOM:

1961

Flight number:

RS501/90

Location:

Miami-Intl

Florida

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

11601

Captain / Total hours on type:

2352.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1876

Copilot / Total hours on type:

486

Aircraft flight hours:

20108

Aircraft flight cycles:

5891

Circumstances:

At 0600LT, Aerotransportes Entre Rios Cargo Flight 501/90, crashed while attempting a night VMC takeoff from runway 27L at the Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida. The aircraft did not become airborne, and the pilot attempted unsuccessfully to reject the takeoff. The aircraft ran off the departure end of the runway and crashed on the west bank of a canal, about 960 feet from the departure end of the runway. Six of the ten persons aboard were killed. Two crewmembers and two passengers survived the accident. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The aircraft struck and destroyed an automobile; one occupant of the car was injured.

Probable cause:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was an attempt to take off with an external makeshift flight control lock on the right elevator. The following findings were reported:
- An external elevator lock was carried on the aircraft. The use of this lock was not part of the certification of the aircraft.
- The external elevator control lock was installed on the right elevator after the aircraft landed at Miami and was still in place after the aircraft was loaded and taxied from the ramp for takeoff.
- The pilots could have detected the presence of this lock by referring to the flight control surface position indicators.
- The pilot was unable to rotate the aircraft to the takeoff attitude.
- By the time the pilot determined that he could not rotate the aircraft and initiated procedures to reject the takeoff, the aircraft had accelerated to a speed which prevented him from stopping on the runway.
- The aircraft struck a number of obstacles off the paved area of the airport; these impacts resulted in the destruction of the aircraft and fire.

Final Report:

Crash of a Canadair CL-44-6 near Medellín: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1975 at 2212 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

HK-1972

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Medellín – Barranquilla – Miami

MSN:

YOM:

1959

Flight number:

OD152

Location:

Antioquia

Country:

Colombia

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The crew departed Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport by night on a cargo flight to Miami via Barranquilla. Seven minutes after takeoff, the four engine airplane struck a 15 meters high pine tree with its right wing, went out of control and crashed on the slope of Mt Piedras Blancas (1,200 meters high) located about 11 km north of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Crash of a Canadair CL-44D4-1 in Lusaka

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Tradewinds Airways

Registration:

G-AWSC

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

YOM:

1961

Location:

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Circumstances:

Apparently following a wrong approach configuration, the crew landed nosewheel first. Upon touchdown, the nosewheel was torn off and the airplane slid for several dozen meters before coming to rest in flames. All five crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Canadair CL-44-6 in Chile: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1972

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

LV-JYR

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Montevideo – Santiago

MSN:

YOM:

1961

Location:

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Region:

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Circumstances:

The four engine aircraft departed Montevideo-Carrasco Airport on a cargo flight to Santiago-Pudahuel Airport, carrying six crew members and a load of 28 tons of meat. En route, while cruising in poor visibility, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Andes, or in Chile or in Argentina. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six crew members was found.

Crash of a Canadair CL-44J in Dhaka: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1970 at 1600 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

TF-LLG

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Humanitarian

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Hamburg – Tehran - Dhaka

MSN:

YOM:

1964

Location:

Dhaka

Country:

Bangladesh

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a humanitarian flight from Hamburg to Dhaka with an intermediate stop in Tehran, carrying a crew of four and 27,5 tons of foods on behalf of the International Red Cross Comity. On final approach to Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed onto several houses located in a district 10 km northwest of the airport. All four crew members were killed as well as four people on the ground.

Probable cause:

It appeared that the hydraulic gust lock system activated in flight, causing the controls to lock. It is believed the rudder was blocked in neutral position and the ailerons in a upper position. Also, it is believed that hydraulic back pressure had built up because of a malfunctioning switch valve when hydraulics where armed on descent. The aircraft already suffered a major hydraulic contamination during a previous flight in the Azores Islands. On takeoff, both hydraulic pumps failed, causing a total hydraulic loss and forcing the crew to fly gear down to Madrid.

Crash of a Canadair CL-44D4-2 in Anchorage

Date & Time: May 1, 1969 at 0811 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N446T

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl

Schedule:

West Kuparuk - Anchorage

MSN:

YOM:

1962

Flight number:

109

Location:

Alaska

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

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Captain / Total flying hours:

4000

Captain / Total hours on type:

350.00

Circumstances:

Upon landing on runway 06L at Anchorage-Intl Airport, the right main gear collapsed. The airplane went out of control, veered off runway to the right and came to rest in flames. All four occupants were injured, two of them seriously, and the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the copilot was the PIC at the time of the accident and he failed to level off properly. An excessive load upon touchdown caused the right main gear to collapse.
The following factors were considered as contributing:
- inadequate supervision of flight on part of the captain,
- pilot fatigue,
- seat belt not fastened,
- overload failure.

Final Report:

Crash of a Canadair CL-44D4-1 in Đà Nẵng: 111 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1966 at 1915 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N228SW

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Tachikawa – Đà Nẵng

MSN:

YOM:

1962

Location:

Đà Nẵng

Đà Nẵng City District

Country:

Vietnam

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

111

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a cargo flight from Tachikawa AFB to Đà Nẵng on a subcontract mission for the US Air Force, carrying various equipments and goods. On final approach to Đà Nẵng Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and fog. In low visibility, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck an obstacle, stalled and crashed in flames in the district of Binh Thai located few dozen yards short of runway. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and several houses were destroyed. All four crew members were killed as well as 107 people on the ground. 50 others were injured, among them 19 seriously.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the crew continued the approach below the glide in below-minima weather conditions, probably in order to establish a visual contact with the ground. Poor weather conditions and low visibility were considered as contributing factors.

Final Report:

Crash of a Canadair CL-44D4-2 at Norfolk-Chambers Field NAS

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1966 at 1525 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N453T

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site: