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| Date: | Thursday 16 August 2018 |
| Time: | 18:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Simpson Air |
| Registration: | C-FNEQ |
| MSN: | U206-05036 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Little Doctor Lake, NT -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Virginia Falls, NT |
| Little Doctor Lake, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A float equipped Cessna U206G aircraft operated by Simpson Air, was conducting a tour flight from Fort Simpson, NT (CYFS) to Virginia Falls, NT and Little Doctor Lake, NT with 1 pilot and 4 passengers on board. During the landing at Little Doctor Lake, control was lost during the initial landing phase. The right float dug into a wave, resulting in the right wing coming into contact with the surface of the lake. Subsequently, the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted on the surface. The pilot and one passenger were able to escape the submerged fuselage and got up on the floats; they were rescued by a nearby boater within 10 minutes. Three occupants were fatal.
The ELT activated, however no signal was received.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors:
- For the last 300 feet of the descent, as the pilot attempted to land at the intended touchdown point, a stable approach profile was not maintained. The increased rate of descent before touchdown resulted in a hard landing and subsequent bounce.
- Recovery techniques for a bounced landing were not applied, which resulted in a loss of control, the right wing contacting the water, and the aircraft nosing over.
- The 3 passengers who did not survive had removed their seat belts but were unable to exit the aircraft and drowned.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TSB
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/tsb-fort-simpson-air-1.4789073
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https://www.simpsonair.ca/
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FATAL PLANE CRASH
— Tom Podolec (@TomPodolec) 17 août 2018
Three people killed when a Simpson Air Cessna 206 crashed at Little Doctor Lake, Northwest Territories, yesterday evening. Two people survived; minor injuries. Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploying a team of investigators. pic.twitter.com/70zLR6Wdk7
#BSTAir enverra une équipe d’enquêteurs sur les lieux d'un accident d’avion mortel survenu à Little Doctor Lake (Territoires du Nord-Ouest) https://t.co/KVGHnjPFft
— BST du Canada (@BSTCanada) 17 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2018 17:36 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 17-Aug-2018 17:38 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Aug-2018 18:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2019 07:18 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Jan-2025 07:48 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
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