Toronto - Toronto

On February 14, 1956 at 03:38 PM, Toronto - Toronto experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Toronto-Downsview Ontario.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft just came out from the De Havilland manufacture and has to be delivered to the US Army. With four crew members on board, the aircraft took off from Toronto-Downsview Airport at 1521LT for a local check flight. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive, disintegrated and eventually crashed near Keele Street. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 55-3252, MSN 92, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.7366°, -79.4724°.