- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 17, 1956
Time: 0052
Location: Oreway, Newfoundland, Canada
Operator: Quebecair
Flight #: ?
Route: Knob Lake - Oreway
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: CF-GVZ
cn / ln: 15552/26997
Aboard: 18   (passengers:15  crew:3)
Fatalities: 4   (passengers:1  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Loss of the No. 2 engine necessitated a forced crash landing near a railway station. Failure to maintain height at night due to the loss of the starboard engine in icing conditions. The aircraft was also overloaded.
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