Douglas DC-8 crash, Nov 29, 1963 (118 killed), Sainte-Thé...
Douglas DC-8 accident on November 29, 1963 near Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville Quebec, Canada with 118 fatalities. Cause: The official investigation...
- Date: November 29, 1963
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 118
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The official investigation could not determine the cause with certainty; it pointed to a problem with the pitch trim system as a possibility.
Trans Canada Air Lines Flight 831, a Douglas DC 8 on a scheduled flight from Montreal Dorval to Toronto, deviated about 55 degrees to the right after takeoff and plunged into the ground about 16.9 miles from the airport. All 118 occupants were killed.