ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23166
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 August 2006 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 337C Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | North-Wright Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | C-FWHP |
| MSN: | 337-0895 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-360-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Effie, 23nm E of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Fort Good Hope, NWT |
| Norman Wells, NWT | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The North-Wright Airways Ltd. Cessna 337C aircraft (registration C-FWHP, serial number 337-0895) was operating in accordance with Section 703 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations as Flight NWL316 and had departed Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, at 12:50 MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) on a VFR (Visual Flight Rules) flight to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. The aircraft had been chartered to take mourners from Fort Good Hope to a funeral at Norman Wells
At 14:35 hours MDT, the company reported the aircraft as being overdue to the Norman Wells flight service station, and radio and aerial searches were initiated. The aircraft wreckage was located at 16:16 hours MDT, on the southern slope of Mount Effie, approximately 23 nautical miles (nm) east of Fort Good Hope. The pilot and five passengers sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. There was no post-impact fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CADORS 2006C2077
2. ATSB AVIATION INVESTIGATION REPORT A06W0139 at http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2006/a06w0139/a06w0139.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Nov-2016 12:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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