ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274186
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 December 2021 |
| Time: | 17:08 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Buffalo Airways |
| Registration: | C-FLFR |
| MSN: | 13155 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 25 nm N of Hay River, NT (CYHY) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF/CYZF) |
| Hay River Airport, NT (YHY/CYHY) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Buffalo Airways Ltd. Douglas DC-3, was operating as flight BFL721 from Yellowknife (CYZF), NT to Hay River (CYHY), NT with two flight crew on board. At about 25 NM N of CYHY, after being cleared for an approach, the flight crew heard a big bang from the No. 1 engine. The flight crew commenced the engine failure in-flight drill and shutdown the No.1 engine (Pratt and Whitney USA R-1830-92). An emergency was declared with ATS and the aircraft performed an uneventful single-engine approach and landing into CYHY.
Sources:
TSB A21W0110
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2022 12:06 | harro | Added |
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