Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 June 1979
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-749 Constellation (VC-121B)
Owner/operator: Beaver Air Spray
Registration Number: C-GXKS
Location: Rivire-du-Loup Airport, QC (YRI) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: BrakesBrakes
Category: Accident
A hydraulic failure caused a precautionary landing, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway and causing significant damage to the aircraft.A hydraulic failure caused a precautionary landing, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway and causing significant damage to the aircraft.
Description
Hydraulics failure forced the crew to make a precautionary landing, during which the brakes failed. The aircraft overran the runway and was damaged beyond repair as a result.
Primary Cause
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