Crash of a De Havilland DHC-3 Otter in Lynn Lake

Date & Time: May 14, 1976 at 1225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-PNV
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
126
YOM:
1956
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff at Lynn Lake Airport, the single engine airplane stalled and crashed onto the runway. All nine occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Stall at takeoff due to improper loading.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver off Ucluelet: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
C-FRJG
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1550
YOM:
1964
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft swerved to the left and struck the water while skidding to the right while avoiding a cement channel mark in reduced visibility. A passenger drowned while three other occupants were rescued.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 in Yellowknife: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1976
Operator:
Registration:
C-FBQJ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Port Radium - Yellowknife
MSN:
143
YOM:
1968
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While descending to Yellowknife Airport, the pilot encountered whiteout conditions. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located few km from the airfield. A passenger was injured while two other occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in North West River: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-GFS
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1634TB19
YOM:
1966
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After takeoff from an icy lake, the airplane nosed down and crashed. Two passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Beechcraft 99 Airliner near Slave Lake: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1975 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
C-GWYD
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Edmonton - Slave Lake - Peace River
MSN:
U-113
YOM:
1969
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While descending to Slave Lake, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane crashed in a wooded area located 16 km from the airfield. All nine passengers were seriously injured while both pilots were killed.
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Crash of a Cessna 401 in Le Havre-aux-Maisons: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1975 at 1145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
C-FVDY
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu – Moncton – Le Havre-aux-Maisons
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was completing a charter flight from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Le Havre-aux-Maisons with an intermediate stop in Moncton, carrying a pilot and five engineers flying to the Magdalen Islands to solve a factory cooler insulation problem. Upon touchdown, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames. It was totally destroyed by a post crash fire and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Jacques Laporte, pilot.
Passengers:
André Labarre,
Laurent Jasmin,
Albert Tanguay,
Robert Thétrault,
Claude Périard.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-10-DL Dakota 3 near Frobisher Bay

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1975 at 2130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
C-FOOY
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pond Inlet – Frobisher Bay
MSN:
12411
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was chartered by the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, a national Eskimo organization, and was bringing delegates to a week-long land claims conference at Pond Inlet back to their home settlements. En route, the crew was informed that a landing in Frobisher Bay was not possible due to the deterioration of the weather conditions. The crew apparently decided to divert to another aircraft but few dozen minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet, the captain informed ATC that he was low of fuel and should land. He eventually completed a belly landing in an open land located about 80 km north of Frobisher Bay. All 26 occupants were rescued and the airplane, damaged beyond repair, was abandoned on site.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing due fuel shortage.

Crash of a Beechcraft UC-45B Expeditor 3T off Pickle Lake

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-RMZ
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5780
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While landing on rough water at Pickle Lake, the seaplane struck waves. The float dug into water and the airplane overturned and came to rest upside down. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 off Destruction Bay: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
CF-MHU
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Destruction Bay - Whitehorse
MSN:
142
YOM:
1968
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Destruction Bay, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed into Lake Kluane. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Fort Severn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1975 at 2000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AII
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thunder Bay - Fort Severn
MSN:
19353
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a cargo flight from Thunder Bay to Fort Severn, carrying building supplies. On approach, the crew encountered heavy fog when on final, the airplane struck the bank of the Severn River. It bounced into the air, took off the roof of an Anglican church and crashed 267 feet away in a graveyard, about 3 km from runway 15 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
At the time of the accident, the visibility was extremely limited due to fog and the crew descended too low until the airplane impacted ground.