C-GEPH
Flight / Schedule
C-GEPH
Aircraft
Avro 748Registration
C-GEPH
MSN
1635
Year of Manufacture
1967
Operator
Eastern Provincial Airways - EPADate
December 29, 1981 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Sydney-J. A. Douglas McCurdy Nova Scotia
Region
North America • Canada
Coordinates
46.1601°, -60.0463°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On December 29, 1981 at 12:00 AM, C-GEPH experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by Eastern Provincial Airways - EPA, with the event recorded near Sydney-J. A. Douglas McCurdy Nova Scotia.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
18 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 18 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following a normal landing at Sydney Airport, the crew completed the braking procedure then vacated the runway and was taxiing to the apron when control was lost. The airplane collided with the main terminal building and came to rest. All 18 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration C-GEPH, MSN 1635, year of manufacture 1967.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.1601°, -60.0463°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following a normal landing at Sydney Airport, the crew completed the braking procedure then vacated the runway and was taxiing to the apron when control was lost. The airplane collided with the main terminal building and came to rest. All 18 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
15
Estimated Survivors
18
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 18
Operational Details
Operator
Eastern Provincial Airways - EPAFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
North America • Canada
Aircraft Details
Similar Plane Crashes
Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Avro 504
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Camp Borden Airport. The airplane crashed on takeoff. The pilot was rescued.
Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
De Havilland DH.9
Crashed in unknown circumstances.
Canadian Aircraft Company
Avro 504
On approach to Fort Frances, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured.
Bishop-Barker Aeroplanes
Curtiss HS-2L
Hit tree tops and crashed in Brooklin, north of Oshawa, Ontario. Crew fate unknown.
Vancouver Island Aerial Service
Curtiss JN-4
En route from Alert Bay to Prince Rupert, the pilot Lt Harry W. Brown encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to ditch the aircraft off Nalau Island. He survived by paddling a log into the shipping lane and was picked up by a passing Alaskan steamer. The aircraft was lost.
Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
De Havilland DH.9
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.