ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330817
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Territorial Airways |
| Registration: | CF-BZI |
| MSN: | 13448 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Somerset Island, NU -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
The C-47 transport plane touched down on the left main gear ski about 150 feet before the approach end of the runway. The ski
dug into the snow and slewed the aircraft sideways demolishing the undercarriage and causing other damage.
The pilot reported loss of depth perception during the approach.
PROBABLE CUASE: "The landing was attempted in weather conditions below authorized minima thus exposing the pilot to whiteout conditions."
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Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC); 19 July 1994
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