Serial #5 Type CL-44-6 / CC-106 Yukon

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Registration Date Event Operator Remarks
15925 25.03.1961 First flight Canadair Ltd.
15925 23.05.1961 Delivery to the RCAF RCAF 437 Sqn.
15925 01.02.1968 Operator changed name Canadian Armed Forces 437 Sqn.
106925 26.05.1970 New registration Canadian Armed Forces 437 Sqn.
01.11.1970 New owner International Aerodyne Bought by broker and stored in Montreal
LV-JSY 13.11.1970 New owner AER - Aerotransportes Entre Rios
LV-JSY 27.05.1972 Landing incident AER - Aerotransportes Entre Rios Bellylanded in Eizeiza, Buenes Aires, Argentina. Repaired
LV-JSY 27.09.1975 Written off AER - Aerotransportes Entre Rios Crashed in Miami, Florida, when it overan runway. (NTSB-AAR-76-9)

The fatal Accident of this plane is a very sad story that could have been prevented. Like most planes the CL-44 had measures to prevent the control surfaces to fly in the wind. The gustlock system installed by Canadair was deactivated or modified on most CL-44 after the fatal accident of Cargolux CL-44J TF-LLG (c/n 36). It became evident that TF-LLG went down after the gustlock system was activated in flight.
On serial #5 the gustlock system had been deactivated and the crew used wooden makeshift locks. On the 27 of September 1975 the crew of LV-JSY overlooked the lock on the right elevator and during takeoff this caused the elevators to be locked and the plane never got airborne while trying to take-off from Runway 27L. The plane overran and crashed into the west bank of a canal, 960ft from the end of the runway and stopped on the railway tracks, killing 3 crew members and 3 passengers. Two crew members and and two passengers survived.

You can download the NTSB report here: NTSB-AAR-76-9