Yellowknife – Sherrard Bay

On June 12, 1968 at 12:00 AM, Yellowknife – Sherrard Bay experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by Great Northern Airways, with the event recorded near Resolute Bay Nunavut.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 12 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: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Yellowknife Airport on a schedule flight to Sherrard Bay, on Melville Island. En route, he was informed that a landing at Sherrard Bay Airstrip was impossible due to strong winds and was rerouted to Resolute Bay. On final, both engines failed and the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed few km south of the airfield, slid for several yards and came to rest, broken in two. All 12 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-GND, MSN 113, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 74.6791°, -94.8423°.