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| Date: | Monday 5 February 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-CC Metro 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Bearskin Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FXUS |
| MSN: | CC-841B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport, ON (YAM/CYAM) |
| Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT/CYQT) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Bearskin Airlines Fairchild SA227 aircraft was taxiing for departure off runway 30 at Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, during hours of darkness. The aircraft left the main ramp area onto a non-manoeuvering area paralleling Golf taxiway. Both propellers sustained damage when they contacted the deep snow covered surface. The flight crew shut down the aircraft and walked the passenger back to the terminal.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 January 1997 | C-FXUS | Bearskin Lake Air Service | 0 | Sudbury, ON | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2024 14:22 | ASN | Added |
| 18-Sep-2024 16:34 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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