Maritime Central Airways Flight 315
An MCA Douglas DC-4, similar to the crashed aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 August 1957 |
| Summary | Loss of control in severe weather conditions |
| Site | Near Issoudun, Quebec, Canada 46°34′41″N 71°37′31″W / 46.57806°N 71.62528°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator | Maritime Central Airways |
| Registration | CF-MCF |
| Flight origin | Heathrow Airport, London |
| Stopover | Keflavík International Airport, Reykjavík |
| Last stopover | Goose Bay Airport, Goose Bay, Newfoundland |
| Destination | Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario |
| Passengers | 73 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 79 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Maritime Central Airways Flight 315 was an international charter flight from London, England to Toronto, Canada, with refueling stops in Reykjavík, Iceland, and Goose Bay, Labrador. On 11 August 1957, the aircraft operating this flight, a Douglas DC-4, crashed in bad weather 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) west of Issoudun, Quebec, killing all 79 people on board. At the time, it was the deadliest aviation accident in Canadian history, and as of 2025 is still the fifth-deadliest. It is also the second-deadliest crash involving a DC-4, behind another in 1967.