Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831
1963 plane crash in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Flight 831 was a flight from Montréal–Dorval International Airport to Toronto International Airport on November 29, 1963. About five minutes after takeoff in poor weather, the jet crashed about 32 km (20 mi) north of Montreal, near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec, Canada, killing all 111 passengers and seven crew members. The crash was the deadliest in Canadian history at the time.[3] It was also the deadliest crash of a DC-8 at the time, and, as of 2022, the sixth-deadliest.[1][4]
Quick Facts Occurrence, Date ...
Occurrence | |
---|---|
Date | November 29, 1963 |
Summary | Unknown; possible systems failure |
Site | Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville (near Montreal-Dorval Airport), Quebec, Canada 45.6813°N 73.8984°W / 45.6813; -73.8984[1] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-54CF Jet Trader[2] |
Operator | Trans-Canada Air Lines |
Registration | CF-TJN |
Flight origin | Montreal-Dorval International Airport |
Destination | Toronto International Airport |
Occupants | 118 |
Passengers | 111 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 118 |
Survivors | 0 |
Close