CF-TIW (second from bottom), the Air Canada DC-8 involved in the accident at McDonnell Douglas Plant in Long Beach, California
Accident
Date
July 5, 1970
Summary
In-flight spoiler deployment due to pilot error and design flaw, explosion after go-around
Site
Near Toronto International Airport, Brampton, Ontario 43°46′47″N79°41′28″W / 43.7798°N 79.6912°W / 43.7798; -79.6912
Aircraft
Aircraft type
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63
Operator
Air Canada
Call sign
AIR CANADA 621
Registration
CF-TIW
Flight origin
Montreal-Dorval International Airport
Stopover
Toronto International Airport
Destination
Los Angeles Int'l Airport
Occupants
109
Passengers
100
Crew
9
Fatalities
109[1]
Survivors
0
Air Canada Flight 621 was an Air Canada Douglas DC-8, registered as CF-TIW, that crashed on July 5, 1970, while attempting to land at Toronto International Airport. It was flying on a Montreal–Toronto–Los Angeles route.[2] It crashed in Toronto Gore Township, now part of Brampton.[3]
All 100 passengers and 9 crew on board were killed, and at the time it was Canada's second-deadliest aviation accident.[2][4][5]
^"Brampton Remembers Flight AC621". brampton.ca. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ ab"40th anniversary of Flight 621 crash". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^"Air Canada Flight 621 Memorial - Doors Open Ontario". www.doorsopenontario.on.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference Flight Safety ASN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Ranter, Harro. "Canada air safety profile". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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