Détails:
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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| Date: | mardi 4 avril 1961 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Eastern Provincial Airways |
| Immatriculation: | CF-JNR |
| Numéro de série: | 4595 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1942 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 25 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 27 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Saint Pierre Airport (FSP) ( Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Charter Passagers |
| Aéroport de départ: | Saint Pierre Airport (FSP/LFVP), Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon |
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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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