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Occurrence number A84H0006 Canadian Aviation Safety Board Class A-1 Date October 19, 1984 _____________________________________________________________________________
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 October 1984 |
| Site | Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 51°07′21″N 114°00′47″W / 51.1225°N 114.0130°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Operator | Pacific Western Airlines |
| Registration | C-GXUC[1] |
| Flight origin | Edmonton International Airport |
| Destination | Peace River Airport |
| Occupants | 10 |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 4 |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2020) |
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501 was a regularly scheduled flight from Calgary to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The aircraft caught fire during takeoff on March 22, 1984. All 119 passengers and crew members survived, but five people suffered serious injuries while 22 others suffered minor injuries.[2]
Accident description
editThe Boeing 737, registered C-GQPW, taxied from the gate at Calgary International Airport at 7:35 AM and proceeded to take off on runway 34, carrying five crew members and 114 passengers. At 7:42 AM, a loud popping sound was heard 20 seconds into the takeoff run. The aircraft began to vibrate and veer to the left, and a fire broke out in the rear of the aircraft. The pilot, Stan Fleming, managed to abort the take-off.
An emergency evacuation was ordered as the fire spread throughout the aircraft. Five people were seriously injured and 22 suffered minor injuries, but no one was killed. The aircraft was destroyed by the fire.
The Canadian Aviation Safety Board (CASB) determined that an uncontained failure of the left engine thirteenth stage compressor disc had occurred. Debris from the engine punctured a fuel cell, resulting in the fire. The disc failure was the result of fatigue cracking. The fire was attributed to a faulty compressor disc that blew apart, rupturing the fuel tanks. This incident was similar to the cause of the British Airtours Flight 28M disaster that claimed 55 lives in 1985.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (C-GXUC)". Transport Canada.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-275 C-GQPW Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "AVIATION OCCURRENCE REPORT, PACIFIC WESTERN AIRLINES LTD., BOEING 737-200 C-GQPW, CALGARY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CALGARY, ALBERTA, 22 MARCH 1984" (PDF). Canadian Aviation Safety Board. 1987-02-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-24. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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External links
editCategory:1984 in Canada Category:Airliner accidents and incidents in Canada Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1984 Category:Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Original Category:Pacific Western Airlines accidents and incidents Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight fires Category:1984 in Alberta Category:March 1984 events in Canada Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving uncontained engine failure Category:Calgary International Airport
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 March 1984 |
| Summary | Fire, Uncontained engine failure |
| Site | Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 51°07′21″N 114°00′47″W / 51.1225°N 114.0130°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-275 |
| Operator | Pacific Western Airlines |
| Registration | C-GQPW[1] |
| Flight origin | Calgary International Airport |
| Destination | Edmonton International Airport |
| Occupants | 119 |
| Passengers | 114 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 27 |
| Survivors | 119 |
| | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2020) |
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501 was a regularly scheduled flight from Calgary to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The aircraft caught fire during takeoff on March 22, 1984. All 119 passengers and crew members survived, but five people suffered serious injuries while 22 others suffered minor injuries.[2]
Accident description
editThe Boeing 737, registered C-GQPW, taxied from the gate at Calgary International Airport at 7:35 AM and proceeded to take off on runway 34, carrying five crew members and 114 passengers. At 7:42 AM, a loud popping sound was heard 20 seconds into the takeoff run. The aircraft began to vibrate and veer to the left, and a fire broke out in the rear of the aircraft. The pilot, Stan Fleming, managed to abort the take-off.
An emergency evacuation was ordered as the fire spread throughout the aircraft. Five people were seriously injured and 22 suffered minor injuries, but no one was killed. The aircraft was destroyed by the fire.
The Canadian Aviation Safety Board (CASB) determined that an uncontained failure of the left engine thirteenth stage compressor disc had occurred. Debris from the engine punctured a fuel cell, resulting in the fire. The disc failure was the result of fatigue cracking. The fire was attributed to a faulty compressor disc that blew apart, rupturing the fuel tanks. This incident was similar to the cause of the British Airtours Flight 28M disaster that claimed 55 lives in 1985.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (C-GQPW)". Transport Canada.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-275 C-GQPW Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "AVIATION OCCURRENCE REPORT, PACIFIC WESTERN AIRLINES LTD., BOEING 737-200 C-GQPW, CALGARY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CALGARY, ALBERTA, 22 MARCH 1984" (PDF). Canadian Aviation Safety Board. 1987-02-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-24. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2006-11-04 suggested (help)
External links
editCategory:1984 in Canada Category:Airliner accidents and incidents in Canada Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1984 Category:Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Original Category:Pacific Western Airlines accidents and incidents Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight fires Category:1984 in Alberta Category:March 1984 events in Canada Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving uncontained engine failure Category:Calgary International Airport