Descripción:
The left undercarriage leg of the DC-3 collapsed during the takeoff run from St. Pierre. The plane rolled left and became airborne half way down the runway, at a speed just above stalling speed. The left wingtip struck the runway boundary marker and the takeoff was abandoned. The aircraft rolled through a ditch, causing the right undercarriage leg and right propeller to be torn off.
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| Fecha: | martes 4 abril 1961 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Eastern Provincial Airways |
| Registración: | CF-JNR |
| Numéro de série: | 4595 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1942 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 27 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Saint Pierre Airport (FSP) ( San Pedro y Miquelón)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Pasajeros No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Saint Pierre Airport (FSP/LFVP), San Pedro y Miquelón |
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The left undercarriage leg of the DC-3 collapsed during the takeoff run from St. Pierre. The plane rolled left and became airborne half way down the runway, at a speed just above stalling speed. The left wingtip struck the runway boundary marker and the takeoff was abandoned. The aircraft rolled through a ditch, causing the right undercarriage leg and right propeller to be torn off.
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