Boeing 737-200 crash, Feb 11, 1978 (42 killed), Cranbrook...
Boeing 737-200 accident on February 11, 1978 near Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada with 42 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during an attempted...
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 42
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during an attempted go-around after landing. The left thrust reverser did not fully stow and deployed in flight, causing thrust asymmetry; the aircraft banked steeply left and struck the ground beside the runway.
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314, a scheduled service from Fort McMurray via Edmonton and Calgary to Cranbrook, British Columbia, crashed on 11 February 1978 while attempting a go-around after landing in snow. The left thrust reverser failed to stow and caused asymmetric thrust, and the airliner side-slipped into the ground beside the runway. Fire broke out on impact.