ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) CF-JNR Saint Pierre Airport (FSP)
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Date:Tuesday 4 April 1961
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Eastern Provincial Airways
Registration: CF-JNR
MSN: 4595
First flight: 1942
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Saint Pierre Airport (FSP) (   St. Pierre and Miquelon)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Saint Pierre Airport (FSP/LFVP), St. Pierre and Miquelon
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
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.

Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway excursion

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