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Blown tire blamed for causing passenger plane’s landing gear to collapse in Halifax - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

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The Transportation Safety Board says a tire on the left side of the De Havilland Dash 8 blew apart as the turboprop aircraft was taking off from the St. John’s International Airport in eastern Newfoundland .

When the plane touched down in Halifax , the left propeller struck the runway, causing a fire in the left engine.

The Air Canada Express flight had 73 passengers and four crew members on board.

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