Summary
- Air Tindi flight crashed in distant North West Territories with two crew and eight passengers onboard.
- Passengers spent the night exposed to the weather before being transported to Yellowknife the next day.
- That is the third accident with Air Tindi in 4 years.
Within the distant Northwest Territories, an Air Tindi flight went down with two crew and eight passengers onboard on Wednesday; two have been reported to have serious injuries, six with minor, and the remaining two reportedly were unharmed.
Passengers then spent the night exposed to the weather before a helicopter and recovery crew were deployed to the distant site 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of the North West Territory capital, Yellowknife, on Thursday.
Photo: Frank Lammers | Air Tindi
The Royal Canadian Air Force deployed a Hercules from Winnipeg shortly after the incident, with specially trained paramedics onboard to offer aid to the stricken passengers. The aircraft affected was a DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, on skis (as pictured), which holds the registration C-GMAS.
An investigation is underway.
TIN 601 was operating a scheduled charter service to help in winter road construction between Margaret Lake, NT, and Lac De Gras, NT. On approach to Lac De Gras, the Viking Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter impacted the terrain, where the aircraft obtained significant damage.
Along with the Royal Canadian Air Force being deployed, emergency response personnel left from Diavik Diamond Mine, situated seven miles northwest of the crash site, shortly after the accident, where they arrived on the scene that evening. All personnel have now been recovered and have received immediate medical attention. The reason behind the accident remains to be unknown. Nevertheless, the TSB will release further details as they proceed their investigation.
Photo: Air Tindi
The aircraft at the middle of the drama, C-GMAS, a 49-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, took its first flight on November twenty second, 1974, and was delivered to its first owner, SeaAir Alaska Airlines, on November twenty ninth, the identical yr, under registration N546N. After a yr and a half of service in the USA, the aircraft was transferred to Mackenzie Air, registered under C-GMAS. Other operators who’ve had possession of the aircraft include La Ronge Aviation, Shirley Helicopters, Kenn Borek Air, and Harbour Air Seaplanes. It’s powered by Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 Engines.
Fleet at Air Tindi
Headquartered in Yellowknife, the airline operates scheduled and on-demand services across Northern Canada. In keeping with data from ch-Aviation, the fleet consists of eight energetic aircraft, including:
Aircraft Type |
Registration |
MSN |
Age (years) |
DHC-6-300 |
C-FATM |
265 |
54 |
DHC-6-300 |
C-FATO |
674 |
43 |
DHC-6-300 |
C-FOPN |
291 |
53 |
DHC-6-300 |
C-FTFX |
340 |
52 |
DHC-6-300 |
C-GMAS |
438 |
49 |
DHC-6-300 |
C-GNPS |
558 |
45 |
DHC-7-100 |
C-GFFL |
74 |
41 |
DHC-7-100 |
C-GUAT |
10 |
44 |