Boeing 767 C-GHLQ

Summary

On 14 January 2011 at about 06:55 local time, a Boeing 767 registered C-GHLQ, operated by Air Canada, was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean, Canada. 103 people were on board and 7 were seriously injured, 8 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 January 2011 at 06:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic Ocean, Canada

Nearest airport

Zurich (LZRH)

Coordinates

55.0000, -29.0000

Aircraft

Boeing 767

Registration

C-GHLQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Canada

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toronto → Zurich

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA11WA026

7 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 14, 2011, at 0655 UTC, a Boeing 767-300, Canadian registration C-GHLQ, operating as Air Canada flight 878, from Toronto Canada to Zurich, Switzerland experienced a pitch excursion resulting in a loss of 300 feet while in cruise at 35000 feet over the North Atlantic ocean. Thirteen passengers and two flight attendants were injured. After determining the extent of the injuries, it was decided to continue to destination. The seatbelt sign had been selected on 41 minutes prior to the pitch excursion. Upon arrival in Zurich, seven passengers were sent to surrounding hospitals for further assessments and observation. The airplane was not damaged. This accident is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. www.tsb.ca

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.