Moncton - Hamilton

On September 18, 1991 at 09:50 PM, Moncton - Hamilton experienced a crash involving Convair CV-580, operated by CanAir Cargo, with the event recorded near Belvidere Center Vermont.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was cruising in night instrument meteorological conditions when it entered a left turn and exceeded the design airframe limits. The airplane broke up in the descent due to aerodynamic forces and was destroyed. The outboard wing panels had failed downward and center wing section separated from the fuselage. The horizontal stabilizer and elevators had failed down and aft. The captain was found out of the cockpit with no evidence of him being in the seat at impact a human factors study found the aircraft's last minute of flight matched a profile of a pilot experiencing spatial disorientation. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FICA, MSN 98, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.7500°, -72.6912°.