Zone
Nunavut

Crash of a Lockheed 18 Learstar II in Nanisivik

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1984
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 18 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
C-FOZO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
18-2209
YOM:
1942
Location:
Nanisivik
Nunavut
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The undercarriage collapsed upon landing at Nanisivik Airport. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Undercarriage failure upon landing for unknown reasons.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Nanisivik: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1977
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
C-FABW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pond Inlet – Nanisivik – Resolute Bay
MSN:
278
YOM:
1970
Location:
Nanisivik
Northwest Territories
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
On final approach to Nanisivik in marginal weather conditions, the airplane nosed down to an angle of 45° then banked to the right to an angle of 80° and crashed 670 meters short of runway. Due to blizzard, SAR operations were hampered and rescuers arrived on the crash site 24 hours later only. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. The assumption that the loss of control may have been caused by windshear or an in-flight failure of the flap and/or aileron control rod was not ruled out.
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