Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 November 1949
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-08A Lodestar
Owner/operator: Pacific Petroleum
Registration Number: CF-TCU
Location: Calgary Municipal Airport, AB (YYC) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: TiresTires
Category: Accident
A tire burst on takeoff from Calgary resulted in a fire, causing the aircraft to lose power and subsequently ignite.A tire burst on takeoff from Calgary resulted in a fire, causing the aircraft to lose power and subsequently ignite.
Description
Tire burst on takeoff from Calgary. The aircraft caught fire.
Primary Cause
Tire failure during takeoff.Tire failure during takeoff.Share on:
