| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | mercredi 11 juillet 1951 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed 18-08A Lodestar |
| Compagnie: | T. Eaton Co. |
| Immatriculation: | CF-ETC |
| Numéro de série: | 18-2219 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1942 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC (YUL) ( Canada)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 36 m (118 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Convoyage |
| Aéroport de départ: | Saint Jean Airport, QC (YJN/CYJN), Canada |
| Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL), Canada |
The aircraft took off from Saint Jean Airport, Canada on a ferry flight to Toronto, via Montreal. Near St. Anne de Bellevue it was noticed that the propellers were not synchronized. Shortly after the port engine lost power and there was indication of fluctuating fuel pressure.
On checking the port engine cylinder head temperature, the instrument read "full hot". Power was reduced and the ATC at Montreal cleared the aircraft for landing. Approximately 2 miles west of the airport, at 1000 feet flames were seen coming out of the cowling behind the firewall of the port engine. An attempt to feather the engine was made and the ignition was turned off. The fire extinguisher lever was pulled with no result. Clearance was obtained for an emergency landing on runway 10 and a normal flaps-up lauding was made.
The brakes were inoperative during the landing roll and the aircraft was steered onto the grass area of the runway, The fuel shut-off valves were not turned off when the pilot and co-pilot abandoned the aircraft. The aircraft was destroyed by the fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Exact cause of the fire has not been determined. The aircraft was destroyed on the ground by a fire which started in flight in the port engine."
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J MarsonPhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Saint Jean Airport, QC et Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC est de 41 km (25 miles).
La distance entre Saint Jean Airport, QC et Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC est de 41 km (25 miles).
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