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Dassault_breguet Dornier Alpha Jet · built 1980
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on July 9, 1981. No route data will appear.
Safety history
- July 9, 1981AccidentHull loss
It was determined that the aircraft was improperly loaded prior to takeoff and that the CofG was beyond the rear limit. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records3 on file
Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (July 9, 1981).
- May 14, 1998Incident
A98O0129: KFA272 (Boeing 727) was IFR from Edmonton to Hamilton and was cleared to FL230 direct Waterloo VOR. CDN985 (Airbus A320) departed Toronto LBPIA and was cleared direct ASP (Au Sable, Michigan) climbing to FL350. The Toronto ACC enroute controller turned CDN985 right 10 degrees for spacing with KFA272 and then…
- January 3, 1995Incident
A95p0003: during a local training flight the "a" hydraulic system of the boeing 727 failed and the landing gear failed to retract after take-off. The crew cycled the gear handle and were able to get the gear back down. The gear lights indicated that all wheels were down and locked however the right main gear unsafe…
- July 9, 1981Accidentdestroyed
The aircraft became airborne, entered a shallow climb, then abruptly pitched nose-up, stalled, and pitched nose-down. Insufficient altitude was available for the pilot to effect recovery. Prior to take-off, the aircraft had been loaded with many parcels of various sizes and weights with no apparent means of accurately…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).