page_title: Quebecair Flight 255
hierarchical_section_title: Quebecair Flight 255
caption_attribution_description: English: Quebecair Fokker F27 Friendship c/n 27 delivered to Reynolds Metal as N994 on December 30, 1958. Sold to Yale University then to Frederik Ayer, still used in 1973 by the airline on short routes.
context_page_description: Quebecair Flight 255 was a scheduled flight from Quebec City to Montreal. On March 29, 1979, the Fairchild F-27, registered CF-QBL, that was operating the flight crashed minutes after takeoff when an engine exploded. All three crew and 14 of the 21 passengers died.
context_section_description: Quebecair Flight 255 was a scheduled flight from Quebec City to Montreal. On March 29, 1979, the Fairchild F-27, registered CF-QBL, that was operating the flight crashed minutes after takeoff when an engine exploded. All three crew and 14 of the 21 passengers died.
caption: A Fairchild F-27 similar to the aircraft 
  involved in the accident
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