Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 August 1948
Aircraft Type: Canadair DC-4M1 North Star
Owner/operator: Trans-Canada Air Lines – TCAL
Registration Number: CF-TEL
Location: Sydney Airport, NS (YQY) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: UndercarriageUndercarriage
Category: Accident
An aircraft struck a pile of unlit earth short of the runway, resulting in a fire and damage to the undercarriage. The incident occurred during a service from Montreal to Prestwick with an en route stop in Sydney, Canada.An aircraft struck a pile of unlit earth short of the runway, resulting in a fire and damage to the undercarriage. The incident occurred during a service from Montreal to Prestwick with an en route stop in Sydney, Canada.
Description
Damaged beyond repair on landing when it hit an unlit pile of earth short of the runway. The undercarriage punctured the fuel tanks and a fire erupted. The airplane operated on a service from Montreal to Prestwick with an en route stop at Sydney, Canada.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MA0kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GyUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=sydney%20airport&pg=2947%2C584414https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MA0kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GyUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=sydney%20airport&pg=2947%2C584414Primary Cause
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