ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26821
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 November 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Arctic Trading Co. |
| Registration: | C-FBBR |
| MSN: | 31-377 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rankin Inlet Airport, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT/CYRT) Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off November 1986 when crashed on takeoff from Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT/CYRT) Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada; aircraft came down at approximate co ordinates 62°49' 25.68" N, 92°9' 8.24" W.
All five persons on board (pilot and four passengers) were killed. There is a cairn and a stone tablet near the site to commemorate the people that perished in the crash. The wreckage was still present at the crash site in the summer of 2008.
To confuse matters, the registration C-FBBR was re-allocated on 18-4-2012 to a 1979-built Piper PA-31-325 C/R c/no. 31-7912096. This aircraft is NOT the one involved in the above crash
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1986/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-rankin-inlet-5-killed/]
2. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16249107
Images:
2019-09-10 photo was taken at the site. Wreckage Is still there.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2017 00:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2019 09:48 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
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