Rankin Inlet – Chesterfield Inlet

On January 31, 1958 at 03:05 PM, Rankin Inlet – Chesterfield Inlet experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Transair Canada, with the event recorded near Chesterfield Inlet Nunavut.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Rankin Inlet at 1440LT on a non-scheduled flight to Chesterfield Inlet with a pilot, three passengers and freight on board. At 1455LT low clouds and airframe icing were encountered. The pilot altered the aircraft's heading toward the coastline of Hudson Bay and when over the coastline, turned left in an attempt to reach Chesterfleld Inlet. However, the pilot decided to land the aircraft at the first opportunity and, at about 1505LT, struck the snow-covered ground in whiteout conditions. The wreckage was found by an RCMP constable on his annual patrol about 30 minutes after the accident occurred. The aircraft was demolished and the four occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-BSL, MSN N29-28, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 63.3399°, -90.7101°.