Canadair C-4 North Star crash, Dec 9, 1956 (62 killed), M...
Canadair C-4 North Star accident on December 9, 1956 near Mt Slesse British Columbia, Canada with 62 fatalities. Cause: The official findings cite...
- Date: December 9, 1956
- Aircraft: Canadair C-4 North Star
- Location: Mt Slesse British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 62
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The official findings cite icing of the wings and fuselage and the loss of the No 2 engine as the main factors.
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 was a scheduled service carrying 59 passengers and 3 crew when a fire broke out in the No. 2 engine. The aircraft then struck Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, on 9 December 1956. All 62 people on board were killed, and the wreckage was not located until May 1957.