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Boeing 747 crash
05:01 2004-10-15
The Ghana-registered MK Airlines Boeing 747 crashed into a quarry at the end of the runway at about 0355 local time (0755 GMT).
Local police later called off a code orange search and confirmed that no survivors had been found.
Reports indicated that the crew were from South Africa and Zimbabwe, with some claims that Britons were on board.
There were conflicting reports about the crew members' nationalities, and the UK Foreign Office said it was investigating whether Britons were on board.
The cause of the crash remains unconfirmed, but a Canadian air safety official told Reuters that a video of the accident appeared to show the plane's tail piece break off while the plane was still within the airport perimeter, informs BBC News.
According to the Herald Sun, the Boeing 747 was bound from Hartford, Connecticut for Saragoza, Spain, when it crashed at 4am local time(5pm AEST) in clear weather after refueling and taking on a load of fish at Halifax, officials said.
The plane belonged to MK Airlines, which has a fleet of 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters registered in Ghana, though the carrier's administrative offices are in Hartfield, East Sussex, southern England.
Earlier reports said some might have been British. Anderson said an MK team was flying to Nova Scotia to assist investigators.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Joe Taplin told a press conference: "We have recovered some of the remains (of the crew) and I can confirm that there are no survivors."
A Transportation Safety Board of Canada spokesman said no black box recorder had yet been recovered from the wreckage.
