Stan Rogers
Date: | June 02, 1983 |
Location: | Cincinnati International Airport, |
Aircraft: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Reg: | C-FTLU |
Airline: | Air Canada |
Flight No: | 797 |
Fatalities: | 46 : 23 |
An in-flight fire in the rear lavatory, of unknown origin, forced the plane to make an emergency landing at Cincinnati International Airport. Fatalities occurred from smoke inhalation and a flash fire that erupted when exit doors were opened. Underestimation of the fire severity and conflicting fire progress reports to the captain delayed a quicker emergency landing. Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers, 33, killed. |