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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 1962 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Nordair |
| Registration: | CF-IHV |
| MSN: | 22551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Asbestos Hill, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fort Chimo |
| Asbestos Hill, Quebec |
The aircraft was flown from Fort Chimo to Asbestos Hill, with the pilot-in-ocmmand, co-pilot, one surplus crew and 10 passengers on board. While landing at Asbestos Hill, the left main wheel dug into deep snow at the side of the runway causing the aircraft to swing to the left and strike a snow bank. The occupants were not injured but the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Probable Cause : The runway was unsuitable for landing under the existing conditions.
Sources:
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249396
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 December 1972 | CF-IHV | Nordair | Lac Randall, QC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2024 07:57 | ASN | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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