Last updated: 22 October 2019
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Saturday 22 November 2008 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A100 King Air |
| Operator: | SkyNorth Air |
| Registration: | C-FSNA |
| C/n / msn: | B-227 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,8 km (0.5 mls) NW of Gods Lake Narrows Airport, MB (YGO) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Gods Lake Narrows Airport, MB (YGO/CYGO), Canada |
| Thompson Airport, MB (YTH/CYTH), Canada | |
| Flightnumber: | 683 |
The Sky North Air Ltd. Beechcraft A100 King Air operating as SN683 departed runway 32 at Gods Lake Narrows Airport, MB (YGO), Canada for Thompson Airport, MB (YTH) with two pilots, a flight nurse, and two patients on board. Shortly after takeoff, while in a climbing left turn, smoke and then fire emanated from the pedestal area in the cockpit. The crew continued the turn, intending to return to runway 14 at Gods Lake Narrows. The aircraft contacted trees and came to rest in a wooded area about one-half nautical mile northwest of the airport. All five persons onboard evacuated the aircraft; two received minor injuries. At approximately 02:50, the accident site was located and the occupants were evacuated. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. The emergency locator transmitter was consumed by the fire and whether or not it transmitted a signal is unknown.
Probable Cause:
FINDINGS AS TO CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
1. An electrical short circuit in the cockpit pedestal area produced flames and smoke, which induced the crew to take emergency action.
2. The detrimental effects of aging on the wires involved may have been a factor in this electrical arc event.
3. The crew elected to return to the airport at low level in an environment with inadequate visual references. As a result, control of the aircraft was lost at an altitude from which a recovery was not possible
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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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 Gods Lake Narrows Airport, MB to Thompson Airport, MB as the crow flies is 253 km (158 miles).
Distance from Gods Lake Narrows Airport, MB to Thompson Airport, MB as the crow flies is 253 km (158 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.
