Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 February 1950
Aircraft Type: Canadair C-4-1 North Star
Owner/operator: Canadian Pacific Air Lines – CPAL
Registration Number: CF-CPR
Location: Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft control system and landing gear.Aircraft control system and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Canadair C-4, the ‘Empress of Vancouver’, experienced a catastrophic failure during landing at Tokyo Bay, resulting in a significant impact with a sea wall. The aircraft overran and plunged into the bay.A Canadair C-4, the ‘Empress of Vancouver’, experienced a catastrophic failure during landing at Tokyo Bay, resulting in a significant impact with a sea wall. The aircraft overran and plunged into the bay.
Description
The Canadair C-4, “Empress of Vancouver”, could not be stopped before the end of the runway. The aircraft overran, went through a sea wall and plunged into Tokyo Bay.
Primary Cause
Runway obstruction and uncontrolled flight path.Runway obstruction and uncontrolled flight path.Share on:
