Incident Overview
Date: Monday 2 September 1946
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 14-08 Super Electra
Owner/operator: Trans-Canada Air Lines – TCAL
Registration Number: CF-TCJ
Location: near Moncton, NB (YQM) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right EngineRight Engine
Category: Accident
A training flight experienced a catastrophic crash due to a failed right engine. The pilot initiated a wide turn to return to the airport, resulting in loss of altitude and impact with trees.A training flight experienced a catastrophic crash due to a failed right engine. The pilot initiated a wide turn to return to the airport, resulting in loss of altitude and impact with trees.
Description
Crashed on training flight. Reportedly the right engine failed. The pilot executed a wide turn to head back to the airport, and lost altitude, impacting with the top of trees.
Primary Cause
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