Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 December 1954
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation
Owner/operator: Trans-Canada Air Lines – TCAL
Registration Number: CF-TGG
Location: Brampton, ON –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: The aircraft itself.The aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A Super Constellation aircraft crashed on a Toronto-Malton runway 10, resulting in a significant fire and loss of life. The aircraft skidded 2000 feet and ignited, leading to the death of the captain.A Super Constellation aircraft crashed on a Toronto-Malton runway 10, resulting in a significant fire and loss of life. The aircraft skidded 2000 feet and ignited, leading to the death of the captain.
Description
The Super Constellation was on a Toronto-Malton runway 10 instrument approach when it crash-landed in a field. The aircraft skidded for 2000 feet and caught fire. The captain survived this accident, but was killed in the crash of DC-4 CF-MCF August 11, 1957. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Negligence on the part of the captain.”
Primary Cause
Negligence on the part of the captain.Negligence on the part of the captain.Share on:
