Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 crash, Dec 16, 1997, Frederi...
Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 accident on December 16, 1997 near Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The go-around was started...
- Date: December 16, 1997
- Aircraft: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100
- Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The go-around was started from a low energy state and the aircraft stalled, with ice accretion, crew training and procedural gaps as contributing factors, per the TSB.
Air Canada Flight 646, a CRJ-100 from Toronto, landed in fog at Fredericton. The captain ordered a go-around at low altitude, the aircraft stalled, struck the runway and travelled uncontrolled into a large tree. Nine people were seriously injured, and seven passengers were trapped until rescued.