Montreal – Sydney – Prestwick – London

On August 12, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Montreal – Sydney – Prestwick – London experienced a crash involving Canadair C-4 North Star, operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL, with the event recorded near Sydney Nova Scotia.

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.

17 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Sydney, the aircraft was too low and hit an earth mound short of the runway threshold. On impact, an undercarriage punctured a fuel tank and a fire erupted. The aircraft landed safely but came to rest in flames and was damaged beyond repair. All 17 occupants were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-TEL, MSN 103, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.1382°, -60.1942°.