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Date: | Friday 16 September 1960 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
Owner/operator: | Wheeler Airlines |
Registration: | CF-JZN |
MSN: | 205 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | en route from Frobisher Bay to Resolution Island -
Canada
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Frobisher Bay |
Destination airport: | Resolution Island |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Forced landing in rough terrain following a loss of engine power after the engine crankshaft had failed.
It was substantially damaged in the landing. It was retrieved restored and returned to service.
Sources:
Department of Transport - Air Services - Civil Aviation Branch - Accident reports, 1960
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