Douglas C-133 Cargomaster crash, Nov 7, 1964 (7 killed)
Douglas C-133 Cargomaster accident on November 7, 1964 near Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 7 fatalities. Cause: Probable cause was a...
- Date: November 7, 1964
- Aircraft: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
- Location: Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Probable cause was a power stall on takeoff due to icing or possibly aerodynamic instability of the aircraft.
A US Air Force Douglas Cargomaster took off from Goose Bay, Labrador, on 7 November 1964 on a flight to Thule, Greenland, after an earlier technical delay. Shortly after lift off its right wing dropped, the aircraft rolled left, and it struck the ground with the left wing down and the nose high. All seven crew were killed.