Pond Inlet – Nanisivik – Resolute Bay

On December 21, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Pond Inlet – Nanisivik – Resolute Bay experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Kenn Borek Air, with the event recorded near Nanisivik Northwest Territories.

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.

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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On final approach to Nanisivik in marginal weather conditions, the airplane nosed down to an angle of 45° then banked to the right to an angle of 80° and crashed 670 meters short of runway. Due to blizzard, SAR operations were hampered and rescuers arrived on the crash site 24 hours later only. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FABW, MSN 278, year of manufacture 1970.