Draft:Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 661
 A Trans-Canada Lockheed L-1049 similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 December 1954 |
| Summary | Crashed on instrument approach at night |
| Site | Near Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation |
| Operator | Trans-Canada Air Lines |
| Registration | CF-TGG |
| Flight origin | Tampa International Airport, Florida, United States |
| Stopover | Malton Airport, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Dorval Airport, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 8 |
| Survivors | 23 |
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 661 was an international passenger flight from Tampa, Florida, to Montreal, Quebec, with a stopover in Toronto, Ontario, that crashed while on approach to Toronto on 17 December 1954. The aircraft, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, was flying an instrument approach when it descended too low and landed in a farm field before breaking up and catching fire. Despite the aircraft being destroyed, all 16 passengers and 7 crew members survived the accident. The board of inquiry after the accident put the cause of the accident down to pilot negligence.