What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 1952
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 53.25° N, 131.81° W
- Description
- 1952 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 36
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 324
January 1952 plane crash near Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 324 was a military charter flight from Haneda Airport to McChord Air Force Base. On the morning of January 19, 1952, the flight crashed into Hecate Strait in British Columbia, Canada, while making an emergency landing at Sandspit Airport. All three crew members and 33 of the 40 passengers were killed, making the flight the third-deadliest aviation accident in Canada at the time.
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