The information in the chronology of events has been provided by various sources to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada within the context of the MK 1602, 747-200 Halifax accident investigation (A04H0004)
| 13 Oct. | 1545 UTC | Aircraft departs Luxembourg |
| 2332 UTC | Arrives at Bradley, Connecticut (U.S.); flight becomes 1602 | |
| 14 Oct. | 0115 UTC | Aircraft refueled |
| 0403 UTC | Departs Bradley | |
| 0208:16 | Contact with Halifax Tower | |
| 0208:32 | Cleared to land on Runway 24 by Halifax Tower | |
| Approx. 0212:10 | 1602 lands in Halifax | |
| 0323 | Load Plan is updated | |
| 0347:37 | Requests taxi – cleared delta hold short Runway 24 | |
| 0350:37 | Cleared backtrack to position on Runway 24 | |
| 0351 | Given departure clearance by tower and reads back | |
| 0352:50 | Cleared take-off from Runway 24 and conducts rolling take-off from near the end of Runway 24 | |
| Approx. 0354:26 | Aircraft tail section strikes berm | |
| Approx. 0354:32 | Aircraft strikes power line | |
| 0354:33 | Airfield power lost | |
| Approx. 0354:33 | Main fuselage impacts | |
| 0354:34 | Crash alarm activated | |
| Approx. 0354:35 | Emergency response initiated |