Rankin Inlet – Churchill

On January 8, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Rankin Inlet – Churchill experienced a crash involving Avro 685 York, operated by Transair Canada, with the event recorded near Rankin Inlet Nunavut.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Rankin Inlet, the crew encountered technical problems and decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed on the coast of the Hudson Bay, about 33 km south of Rankin Inlet. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-HIQ, MSN SET18, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.8122°, -92.0840°.