Canadair North Star - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

• 8 April 1954, a Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collided with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 36 people on the aircraft and one person on the ground.
• 21 September 1955, a British Overseas Airways Corporation Canadair C-4 Argonaut traveling from Rome to Tripoli crashed on its fourth landing attempt in poor visibility and strong winds. Fifteen of the 40 occupants died when the aircraft descended too low, struck trees approximately 1,200 ft short of runway 11, subsequently impacting the terrain.
• 24 June 1956, a BOAC Canadair C-4 Argonaut G-ALHE crashed shortly after taking off from Kano Airport, Nigeria into a thunderstorm, killing 29 0f the 38 passengers and three of the seven crew members.
• 9 December 1956, a Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 crashed into Mount Slesse on a flight from Vancouver to Calgary, killing all 62 people on board the aircraft. Among the dead were five Canadian Football League players, including four members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and one member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, as well as one CFL official on their way home from the annual All-Star game played the previous day at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.
• 27 August 1964, former Trans Canada CF-TFQ of Keegan Aviation was damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Leo at Miami, Florida, United States.
• 4 June 1967, the Stockport Air Disaster occurred when a Canadair C-4 Argonaut aircraft owned by British Midland Airways, registration G-ALHG, and operating a holiday charter flight, crashed near the centre of Stockport, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. Fatalities included 72 of the 84 aboard; 12 others were seriously injured.