ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) C-GWYX Bronson Creek, BC
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Sunday 21 May 1989
Time:13:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Central Mountain Air Services
Registration: C-GWYX
MSN: 13343
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Bronson Creek, BC (   Canada)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Wrangell Airport, AK (WRG/PAWG), United States of America
Destination airport:Bronson Creek Airport, BC (YBM), Canada
Narrative:
A forced landing was made following a fire in the no. 2 engine. The fire spread to the fuel tanks following landing.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/89 (#25)


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photo of Douglas-C-47A-C-GWYX
accident date: 21-05-1989
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: C-GWYX
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Wrangell Airport, AK to Bronson Creek Airport, BC as the crow flies is 81 km (51 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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