Date:	Tuesday 23 January 2024
Time:	06:42 LT
Type:	BAe 3212 Jetstream 32
Owner/operator:	Northwestern Air Lease Ltd
Registration:	C-FNAA
MSN:	929
Year of manufacture:	1991
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Fort Smith Airport (YSM/CYSM) -   Canada
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Fort Smith Airport, NT (YSM/CYSM)
Destination airport:	Diavik Diamond Mine Airport (DVK/CDK2)
Investigating agency:	TSB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Northwestern Air Lease flight PLR738, a BAe 3212 Jetstream 32 commuter airplane, was destroyed when it collided with terrain shortly after take off from runway 30 at Fort Smith Airport (YSM/CYSM), Northwest Territories.
The aircraft come down c 500-1100m west of the airport in a wooded area.
Two crew members and four passengers sustained fatal injuries. Only one remaining occupant survived.

METARs about the accident time (c. 1550Z):
CYSM 231624Z 32005KT 10SM -SN OVC065 M19/M22 A2978 RMK SC8 WIND EST SLP111=
CYSM 231534Z 32005KT 3SM -SN OVC065 M19/M22 A2977 RMK SC8 WIND EST SLP108=

https://pragativadi.com/six-killed-in-commuter-plane-crash-in-canada/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-multiple-fatalities-reported-in-crash-of-plane-carrying-nwt-diamond/
https://cklbradio.com/2024/01/23/36467/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-smith-nwt-plane-crash-january-23-2024-1.7092137
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/23/fort-smith-nwt-plane-crash/
https://www.india.com/news/world/canada-commuter-plane-crash-death-toll-carrying-workers-to-mine-crashes-near-fort-smith-6677507/
https://dailyhive.com/canada/plane-crash-fort-smith-tsb-investigation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-smith-plane-crash-january-24-1.7093166
https://www.riotinto.com/en/news/trending-topics/fort-smith-plane-incident
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2024/A24W0008/A24W0008.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_Jetstream
https://nwal.ca/about-us/our-fleet/

Northwestern Air Lease C-FNAA, Taken at Fort Smith, NWT, Canada 23 Aug 2017, by M. Ypelaar

Photo: TSB Canada

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Jan-2024 03:26	Geno	Added
24-Jan-2024 05:24	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category]
24-Jan-2024 05:48	Aerossurance	Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
24-Jan-2024 05:49	RobertMB	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
24-Jan-2024 07:27	harro	Updated [Other fatalities, Source]
24-Jan-2024 09:47	paneuropean	Updated [Destination airport, Source]
24-Jan-2024 14:59	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category]
24-Jan-2024 18:29	Aerossurance	Updated [Source, Narrative]
24-Jan-2024 18:38	Captain Adam	Updated [Location, Narrative, Category]
24-Jan-2024 18:39	Captain Adam	Updated [Narrative]
24-Jan-2024 20:37	SP302470	Updated [Narrative]
26-Jan-2024 06:58	Aerossurance	Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]
26-Jan-2024 07:00	Aerossurance	Updated [Embed code]
27-Jan-2024 07:40	Anon.	Updated [Embed code, Photo]
27-Jan-2024 07:41	harro	Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, Photo]
27-Jan-2024 07:46	harro	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative]
29-Jan-2024 14:30	harro	Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]
29-Jan-2024 14:30	harro	Updated [Other fatalities]
05-Apr-2024 10:02	ASN	Updated [[Other fatalities]]