Date: 05 July 1970
Airline: Air Canada
Flight No.: 621
Aircraft: DC-8-63
Location: Toronto, Canada
Fatalities: 109:109
Photographer: Unknown
The aircraft exploded after a botched
landing attempt in which the First Officer inadvertantly deployed the spoilers
50 feet above the runway. The aircraft slammed onto the runway, hitting the
#4 engine on the pavement. The Captain initiated a go around, which was
successful, but the aircraft exploded on downwind. Probable cause was that
a fuel line was severed on engine #4 when it hit the ground, and the fuel
ignited while on downwind.
