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Quebecair Flight 255

17Fatalities
7Survivors
24On board

Accident details

What happened

A Fairchild F-27 bound for Montreal, crashes minutes after takeoff from Quebec City as it was attempting to return to the airport following the explosion of its number 2 engine, killing 17 of the 24 people on board.

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