Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501
Flight 501 seen on fire after being evacuated | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 March 1984 |
| Summary | Fire on the ground caused by uncontained engine failure on takeoff |
| Site | Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 51°07′21″N 114°00′47″W / 51.1225°N 114.0130°W |
| Aircraft | |
| C-GQPW, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in August 1983 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-275 |
| Operator | Pacific Western Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | PW501 |
| ICAO flight No. | PWA501 |
| Registration | C-GQPW |
| Flight origin | Calgary International Airport |
| Destination | Edmonton International Airport |
| Occupants | 119 |
| Passengers | 114 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 27 |
| Survivors | 119 |
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501 was a regularly scheduled flight from Calgary to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The aircraft caught fire during takeoff on March 22, 1984. All 119 passengers and crew members survived, but five people suffered serious injuries while 22 others suffered minor injuries.