Air Canada Flight 621
1970 plane crash in Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Air Canada Flight 621
On July 5, 1970, Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8 registered as CF-TIW, was flying from Montréal–Dorval International Airport, Quebec, Canada, to Los Angeles International Airport, California, United States, via Toronto International Airport, Ontario, Canada. During landing at Toronto, the aircraft touched down hard, which ruptured the right fuel tanks. After a go-around, the right wing's fuel tanks exploded thrice and the aircraft crashed in Toronto Gore Township, now part of Brampton. All 100 passengers and all 9 crew on board were killed. At the time, it was Canada's second deadliest aviation accident after Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831, also involving a Douglas DC-8. It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Air Canada's history since its renaming from Trans-Canada Air Lines in 1965.
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