Honolulu - Vancouver

On February 7, 1968 at 05:58 AM, Honolulu - Vancouver experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air, with the event recorded near Vancouver British Columbia.

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

61 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 59 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 3.3%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 52, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Vancouver Airport was completed in poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Following a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft landed 1,000 feet past the runway threshold and to the right of the centerline. After touchdown, the captain decided to make a go-around when control was lost. The airplane veered off runway to the right, went through the tarmac and eventually collided with a terminal building. Seventeen occupants were injured while 43 others were unhurt. The copilot and one person in the terminal were killed. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, the horizontal visibility was limited to 200 meters due to fog with strong winds.

Aircraft reference details include registration N791SA, MSN 17698, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.2609°, -123.1140°.