Canadair C-4 North Star crash, Jun 4, 1967 (72 killed), M...
Canadair C-4 North Star accident on June 4, 1967 near Manchester-Ringway Great Manchester, United Kingdom with 72 fatalities. Cause: Double engine...
- Date: June 4, 1967
- Aircraft: Canadair C-4 North Star
- Location: Manchester-Ringway Great Manchester, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 72
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Double engine failure from fuel starvation caused by a previously unrecognised flaw in the fuel system, with poorly placed cross feed selectors. The inquiry also cited crew fatigue as a contributing factor.
A British Midland Canadair C 4 Argonaut on a non scheduled flight from Palma to Manchester lost power in two engines during the approach and came down in the built up area of Stockport, killing 72 of the 84 people on board. A secondary account says investigators traced the power loss to fuel exhaustion caused by a previously unrecognised flaw in the fuel system, but the official report was not reviewed.