Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 June 1956
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31
Owner/operator: TransAir
Registration Number: CF-TFY
Location: Hudson Bay, SK –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Main undercarriage legs of the Transair Bristol 170 aircraft.Main undercarriage legs of the Transair Bristol 170 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Transair Bristol 170 aircraft landed on an ice strip in Hudson Bay, Canada, resulting in the breakage of both its right and left main undercarriage legs. Subsequent ice breakup and water currents caused further damage to the aircraft.A Transair Bristol 170 aircraft landed on an ice strip in Hudson Bay, Canada, resulting in the breakage of both its right and left main undercarriage legs. Subsequent ice breakup and water currents caused further damage to the aircraft.
Description
The Transair Bristol 170 had landed on an ice strip on the east side of Hudson Bay. During the process of unloading the aircraft the right hand main undercarriage leg broke through the ice. Within a few hours the left leg also broke through the ice. Ice broke up and water currents damaged the aircraft. Some three weeks prior to this accident Pacific Western Bristol 170 CF-TFZ also broke through the ice – this time upon landing.
Primary Cause
Ice formation and subsequent breakup on the ice strip.Ice formation and subsequent breakup on the ice strip.Share on:
