Accident | |
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Date | 29 March 1979 |
Summary | Uncontained engine failure leading to engine separation and loss of control |
Site | Quebec City |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fairchild F-27 |
Operator | Quebecair |
Registration | CF-QBL |
Flight origin | Jean Lesage International Airport |
Destination | Montreal |
Passengers | 21 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 17 |
Survivors | 7 |
Quebecair Flight 255 was a scheduled flight from Quebec City to Montreal. On March 29, 1979, the Fairchild F-27, registered CF-QBL, that was operating the flight crashed minutes after takeoff when an engine exploded. All three crew and 14 of the 21 passengers died.