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 A TCAL Canadair North-Star | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 December 1956 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Mount Slesse, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada 49°01′34″N 121°35′11″W / 49.0261°N 121.5864°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Canadair North Star |
| Operator | Trans-Canada Airlines |
| Registration | CF-TFD[1] |
| Flight origin | Vancouver International Airport |
| Destination | Calgary Municipal Airport |
| Passengers | 59 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 62 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 was a Canadair North Star on a scheduled flight from Vancouver to Calgary (continuing to Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto). The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, on 9 December 1956 after encountering severe icing and turbulence over the mountains. All 62 people on board died, making it one of the deadliest airline crashes ever as of that date;[2]: 146 it still ranks as the sixth deadliest air disaster in Canadian history.[1]
Due to the remoteness and difficulty of the terrain, the crash site was not located until the following May, when it was discovered by mountaineers Elfrida Pigou, Geoffrey Walker, and David Cathcart.[2]: 93 Among the victims were five professional Canadian football players on their way home from the annual Shrine Game between the East and West all-stars in Vancouver.
The remains are in a highly inaccessible area and are protected from disturbance.[3]
- ^ a b Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ a b O'Keefe, Betty; MacDonald, Ian (2006). Disaster on Mount Slesse. Caitlin Press. ISBN 1-894759-21-4.
- ^ MeClement, Fred (14 July 1962). "The Strange legacy of TCA flight 810-9's crash on Mt. Slesse on 9 December 1956 between Vancouver and Calgary". Maclean's. Toronto Maclean-Hunter Limited. in: Michael Benedict, ed. (2000). In the Face of Disaster. Viking. pp. 277–289. ISBN 0-670-88883-4.