On February 11 , 1978 Flight 314 , a Pacific Western Airlines 737-200 on a scheduled flight from Edmonton , via Calgary and Cranbrook , to Castlegar Airport crashed at Cranbrook Airport . The aircraft crashed after thrust reversers did not fully stow following a rejected landing that was executed in order to avoid a snowplow . The crash killed 42 of the 49 people on board
Flight 314
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport