Accident | |
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Date | June 26, 1978 |
Summary | Mechanical failure followed by pilot error |
Site | Etobicoke Creek near Toronto International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 43°39′35″N 79°37′32″W / 43.65972°N 79.62556°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Operator | Air Canada |
Registration | CF-TLV |
Flight origin | Toronto International Airport |
Destination | Winnipeg International Airport |
Occupants | 107 |
Passengers | 102 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Injuries | 105[1] |
Survivors | 105 |
Air Canada Flight 189 was an Air Canada flight from Ottawa to Vancouver via Toronto and Winnipeg. On June 26, 1978, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the flight crashed on takeoff in Toronto, killing two passengers.