Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald crash, Mar 17, 1965 (8 killed)
Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald accident on March 17, 1965 near Musquodoboit Nova Scotia, Canada with 8 fatalities. Cause: Structural failure of the...
- Date: March 17, 1965
- Aircraft: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald
- Location: Musquodoboit Nova Scotia, Canada
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Structural failure of the fuselage caused by corroded skin beneath stringer No 32, which led to in flight disintegration
An Eastern Provincial Airways Handley Page Herald 202 broke up in flight over Nova Scotia on 17 March 1965 and crashed near Musquodoboit. Nineteen witnesses reported an unusual noise, after which the tail unit and then the nose section separated from the aircraft. All eight occupants were killed.