Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 November 1938
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra
Owner/operator: Trans-Canada Air Lines – TCAL
Registration Number: CF-TCL
Location: near Regina Airport, SK (YQR) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (especially flaps and ailerons)Aircraft Control Surfaces (especially flaps and ailerons)
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a sudden and rapid loss of altitude shortly after takeoff, resulting in a crash.A small aircraft experienced a sudden and rapid loss of altitude shortly after takeoff, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed shortly after takeoff.
Primary Cause
Possible aerodynamic instability during takeoff, exacerbated by a sudden change in wind conditions.Possible aerodynamic instability during takeoff, exacerbated by a sudden change in wind conditions.Share on:
