Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1975 |
Time: | 14:45 |
Type: | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Nordair |
Registration: | C-FCSC |
MSN: | 6183 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | La Grande Airport, QC (YGL) -
Canada
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | La Grande Airport, QC (YGL/CYGL) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The undercarriage latch control handle could not be moved after take-off from La Grande Airport, Canada, and the pilot returned to the airport to correct the problem. He used a screwdriver to dislodge ice from the safety latch and then proceeded to the end of the runway for take-off.
The safety latch had not been returned to the positive lock position and the left undercarriage collapsed before starting the takeoff run.
Temperature at the time of the accident was -32°C.
Sources:
CASB Q50002
Location
Images:
photo (c) Con Campbell; La Grande Airport, QC (YGL); 16 January 1975
photo (c) Con Campbell; La Grande Airport, QC (YGL); 16 January 1975
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