17523

On March 15, 1951 at 12:00 AM, 17523 experienced a crash involving Canadair C-4 North Star, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Resolute Bay Nunavut.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll on an icy runway, the four engine aircraft started to swing. The pilot in command ordered 'pull it off' and rotated while the flight engineer misunderstood this message and closed the throttles at same time. The aircraft crashed and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration 17523, MSN 107, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 74.6791°, -94.8423°.