Montreal - Toronto

On November 29, 1963 at 06:33 PM, Montreal - Toronto experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-8, operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL, with the event recorded near Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville Quebec.

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

118 people were known to be on board, 118 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 111, passenger fatalities: 111, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The Douglas DC-8 aircraft was on a regular scheduled flight Montreal-Dorval Airport (YUL) to Toronto (YYZ), Canada, scheduled to leave Montreal at 18:10. There were some delays in the boarding of the passengers and Flight 831 started its takeoff roll on runway 06R at approximately 18:28. Weather was reported as overcast, light rain and fog, visibility 4 miles, surface wind NE at 12 mph. The flight was instructed to report passing 3000 feet and 7000 feet on the climb-out from the airport. The aircraft took off normally, reported in at 3,000 feet and acknowledged a clearance for a left turn to St. Eustache. This was the last radio contact with the flight. The aircraft then deviated from its normal flight path about 55 degrees to the right and began a quick descent. At 18:33, 16.9 miles from the airport, the DC-8 struck the ground at a speed of 470-485 knots descending at an angle of about 55 degrees (+/- 7deg). The airplane plunged into the ground and totally disintegrated upon impact. There were no survivors among the 118 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-TJN, MSN 45654, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6394°, -73.8274°.