Incident Boeing 737-76N C-GLWS,
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Date:Friday 1 February 2008
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B737 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-76N
Owner/operator:WestJet
Registration: C-GLWS
MSN: 32581/1009
Year of manufacture:2001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Thunder Bay Airport, ON -   Canada
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ)
Destination airport:YQT
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Westjet Airlines Limited Boeing 737 aircraft (operating as WJA493) was concluding a scheduled IFR flight from Toronto Pearson (CYYZ) to Thunder Bay (CYQT). After landing, WJA493 taxiied off the edge of RWY 25 during a backtrack turn near the threshold of RWY 07. Thunder Bay airport closed to arrivals from 2027Z to 2236Z.

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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 February 2008 C-GLWS Westjet 0 Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW) min
Runway excursion

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2008 21:09 relax630 Added
04-Feb-2008 12:27 harro Updated
20-Jul-2008 03:13 Florian Updated

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