12930

On November 2, 1971 at 12:00 AM, 12930 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Paulatuk Northwest Territories.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was engaged in a SAR mission in the region of Palautuk. While flying by night at a relative low height, the pilot-in-command completed a turn when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed, killing all eight occupants. Crew: Cpt C. A. Healy, Cpt S. R. Gitzel, Cpt P. C. Hodges, Cpt L. A. Cooper, Lt D. W. Smart, Cpl W. E. Platt, Sgt J. R. Lemieux, Cpl R. N. Vodden.

Aircraft reference details include registration 12930, MSN 13303, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 69.3510°, -124.0720°.