Flight 102 Disintegration Over Nova Scotia (CF-NAF)

Flight Details and Departure Flight 102 was a scheduled domestic service operating from Moncton, New Brunswick, to Torbay, Newfoundland. The route included scheduled stops at Summerside and Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island, New Glasgow, Halifax, and Sydney in Nova Scotia, and Deer Lake and Gander in Newfoundland. The flight departed Moncton at 0635 Atlantic Standard Time and proceeded routinely to Halifax, where a 36-minute stopover was completed. The crew reported no aircraft unserviceabilities during that stop. The aircraft departed Halifax for Sydney at 0910 hours. It was cleared to use runway 33, turn right, and climb on course to 13,000 feet via Victor 312 Airway to the Sydney omnirange station. After takeoff, the crew acknowledged a request to report reaching 13,000 feet. No further communication was received from the aircraft by air traffic control. At 0915 hours, the aircraft transmitted flight data to the airline's radio facility at Halifax, reporting a time out of 0908 hours, an off time of 0912 hours, and an estimated arrival at Sydney of 0959 hours. This was the last known transmission, and the crew reported no difficulty.