Engine failure after takeoff and collision with terrain : Buffalo Airways Ltd., Douglas DC-3C, C-GWIR, Yellowknife Airport, Northwest Territories, 19 August 2013.: TU3-5/13-0120E-PDF
"On 19 August 2013, a Buffalo Airways Ltd. Douglas DC-3C (registration C-GWIR, serial number 9371) was operating as a scheduled passenger flight from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to Hay River, Northwest Territories. After lift-off from Runway16 at 1708 Mountain Daylight Time, there was a fire in the right engine. The crew performed an emergency engine shutdown and made a low-altitude right turn towards Runway10. The aircraft struck a stand of trees southwest of the threshold of Runway10 and touched down south of the runway with the landing gear retracted. An aircraft evacuation was accomplished and there were no injuries to the 3 crew members or the 21 passengers. There was no post-impact fire and the 406 MHz emergency locator transmitter did not activate"--Summary.
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| Department/Agency | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
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| Title | Engine failure after takeoff and collision with terrain : Buffalo Airways Ltd., Douglas DC-3C, C-GWIR, Yellowknife Airport, Northwest Territories, 19 August 2013. |
| Series title | Aviation investigation report ; A13W0120 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Panne moteur après le décollage et collision avec le relief : Buffalo Airways Ltd., Douglas DC-3C, C-GWIR, Aéroport de Yellowknife, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, 19 août 2013. |
| Publishing information | [Gatineau, QC] : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 2016. |
| Description | 28 p. : figures, photos. |
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| Subject terms | Aircraft accidents |