Last updated: 17 May 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 April 1977 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Superior Airways |
| Registration: | CF-XXT |
| MSN: | 27212/15767 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Wunnummin Lake Airport, ON (WNN) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Wunnummin Lake Airport, ON (WNN), Canada |
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Takeoff from the ice strip was rejected. The pilot deliberately ground looped the aircraft in an attempt to avoid a weak spot of ice. The undercarriage collapsed.
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accident date: 11-04-1977
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: C-FXXT
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.
