Air Canada Flight 621
An Air Canada DC-8, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 5, 1970 |
| Summary | Fuel tank rupture due to hard landing, explosion after go-around |
| Site | Near Toronto International Airport, Brampton, Ontario 43°46′47″N 79°41′28″W / 43.7798°N 79.6912°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-63 |
| Operator | Air Canada |
| IATA flight No. | AC621 |
| ICAO flight No. | ACA621 |
| Call sign | AIR CANADA 621 |
| Registration | CF-TIW |
| Flight origin | Montreal-Dorval International Airport |
| Stopover | Toronto International Airport |
| Destination | Los Angeles Int'l Airport |
| Occupants | 109 |
| Passengers | 100 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 109 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On July 5, 1970, Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8-63 registered as CF-TIW, was flying from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, Quebec, Canada to Los Angeles International Airport, California, United States via Toronto International Airport, Toronto, Canada. During landing at Toronto, the aircraft touched-down hard which ruptured the right fuel tanks. After 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 9 crew on board were killed, and at the time it was Canada's second deadliest aviation accident after Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831.
It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Air Canada's history since its renaming from Trans-Canada Air Lines in 1965.