Narrative:
Struck the ice in whiteout conditions.
The aircraft operated on a service from Frobisher Bay to Fort Chimo with an en route stop at Salluit.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 28 February 1977 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Survair |
| Registration: | C-FNAR |
| MSN: | 13154 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Salluit Airport, QC (YZG) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Frobisher Bay Airport, NU (YFB/CYFB), Canada |
| Salluit Airport, QC (YZG/CYZG), Canada |
Struck the ice in whiteout conditions.
The aircraft operated on a service from Frobisher Bay to Fort Chimo with an en route stop at Salluit.
Sources:
» The Montreal Gazette - Mar 1, 1977Photos
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 Frobisher Bay Airport, NU to Salluit Airport, QC as the crow flies is 397 km (248 miles).
Distance from Frobisher Bay Airport, NU to Salluit Airport, QC as the crow flies is 397 km (248 miles).
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