Winnipeg - Lethbridge - Vernon

On September 7, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Winnipeg - Lethbridge - Vernon experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, with the event recorded near Brocket Alberta.

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

28 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 28 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 26, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Lethbridge to Vernon, while cruising at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the pilot declared an emergency to ATC after a fire erupted in the rear of the cabin. The crew reduced his altitude and decided to divert to Pincher Creek Airport but fire and smoke spread in the cabin. In such conditions, the crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field located 8 km east of Brocket. The airplane landed and came to rest in flames. While all 28 occupants were able to evacuate uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GKFC, MSN 4200, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.5490°, -113.7489°.