Douglas DC-8 crash, May 19, 1967 (3 killed), Ottawa-Macdo...
Douglas DC-8 accident on May 19, 1967 near Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier Ontario, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: Failure to abandon a training manoeuvre...
- Date: May 19, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure to abandon a training manoeuvre under conditions that precluded adequate flight control. The Air Canada DC 8 manual guidance on two engine operating procedures was found inadequate.
An Air Canada DC 8 on a conversion training flight from Montreal to Ottawa, carrying three pilots, simulated a hydraulic failure and then lost control while turning on final approach. It rolled and struck the ground inverted about 0.6 km short of runway 32, killing all three crew on board.