Last updated: 21 January 2021
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| Date: | Monday 24 February 2020 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA227-DC Metro 23 |
| Operated by: | Perimeter Aviation |
| On behalf of: | Bearskin Airlines |
| Registration: | C-GJVB |
| C/n / msn: | DC-902B |
| First flight: | 2000 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dryden Regional Airport, ON (YHD) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dryden Regional Airport, ON (YHD/CYHD), Canada |
| Sioux Lookout Airport, ON (YXL/CYXL), Canada | |
| Flightnumber: | JV344 |
A Metro 23 operated by Perimeter Aviation as flight Bearskin Airlines 344, was conducting a VFR flight from Dryden Regional (CYHD), ON to Sioux Lookout (CYXL), ON with 2 crew members and 6 passengers on board. As the aircraft started the takeoff roll on runway 12, the aircraft directional control was lost and the aircraft exited the right side of the runway. The propellers subsequently contacted a snow bank and broke apart. Parts of the broken propellers penetrated the fuselage, injuring 1 passenger. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dryden Regional Airport, ON to Sioux Lookout Airport, ON as the crow flies is 67 km (42 miles).
Distance from Dryden Regional Airport, ON to Sioux Lookout Airport, ON as the crow flies is 67 km (42 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
