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| Date: | Sunday 16 March 2025 |
| Time: | 13:30 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Inuit |
| Registration: | C-GTYX |
| MSN: | 631 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Aupaluk Airport, QC (YPJ/CYLA) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC (YVP/CYVP) |
| Aupaluk Airport, QC (YPJ/CYLA) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Inuit flight AIE616, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, was on an instrument flight rules flight from Kuujjuaq QC (CYVP) to Apaluk, QC (CYLA) with 2 pilots and one passenger on board. During the landing in crosswind conditions on runway 04, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it left the surface of the runway on its left side. The aircraft came to rest in the snow about 350 feet from the centre of the runway. There were no injuries or other damage.
Sources:
TSB A25Q0027
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2025 17:47 | ASN | Added |
| 26-Mar-2025 17:49 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2025 17:51 | ASN | Updated |
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