Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 20 November 1977
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31M
Owner/operator: Norcanair
Registration Number: C-FWAD
Location: Hay River Airport, NT (YHY) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically, the wing and fuselage)Aircraft structure (specifically, the wing and fuselage)
Category: Accident
An aircraft stalled at a near-vertical angle, resulting in a rapid nose-down pitch and subsequent crash.An aircraft stalled at a near-vertical angle, resulting in a rapid nose-down pitch and subsequent crash.
Description
The aircraft stalled in a nearly vertical attitude at 200 feet height, pitched nose down and crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: Shifting of a load of corrugated sheet steel.
Primary Cause
Shifting of a load of corrugated sheet steel.Shifting of a load of corrugated sheet steel.Share on:
