Last updated: 1 August 2021
| Status: | Voorlopig - officieel |
| Datum: | donderdag 1 januari 2004 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A100 King Air |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Thunder Airlines |
| Registratie: | C-GFKS |
| Constructienummer: | B-247 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1979 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Terrace Bay Airport, ON (YTJ) ( Canada)
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| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ambulance |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Terrace Bay Airport, ON (YTJ), Canada |
| Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT/CYQT), Canada |
C-GFKS, a Beech A100 aircraft operated by Thunder Airlines, was departing runway 25 at Terrace Bay Airport, ON (YTJ) on a medevac flight to Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT). During the takeoff roll, the left wing struck a four foot high windrow (snowbank). The pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and it exited the south side of runway 25 at the midpoint. The aircraft came to rest approximately 30 feet off the side of the runway. There were no injuries, but the nose gear was sheared off and the aircraft was substantially damaged. A NOTAM had been issued for the runway stating that there were windrows four feet high, 10 feet inside the runway lights on both sides of the runway. The NOTAM also stated that the cleared portion of the runway was covered with ¼ inch of loose snow over 60 percent compacted snow and 40 percent ice patches and that braking action was fair to poor. The takeoff was being conducted at dusk in conditions of poor lighting and contrast. Crosswind was not a factor.
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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.
