Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 1 February 1962
Aircraft Type: Canadair DC-4M1 North Star
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 17520
Location: near Hall Beach Airport, NU (YUX) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Engine number 4Engine number 4
Category: Accident
A Canadair North Star airplane experienced a loss of oil pressure on engine number 4, leading to a return to Hall Beach Airport. Subsequently, both engines number 2 and 3 also experienced oil pressure loss, resulting in a wheels-up landing north of runway 36.A Canadair North Star airplane experienced a loss of oil pressure on engine number 4, leading to a return to Hall Beach Airport. Subsequently, both engines number 2 and 3 also experienced oil pressure loss, resulting in a wheels-up landing north of runway 36.
Description
The Canadair North Star airplane suffered a loss of oil pressure on the number 4 engine. The pilot decided to return to Hall Beach Airport. Shortly afterwards the crew radioed a mayday because engines number 2 and 3 were also losing oil pressure. The airplane made a wheels-up landing north of runway 36.
Source of Information
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Loss of oil pressure on engine number 4.Loss of oil pressure on engine number 4.Share on:
