Sanikiluaq – Churchill

On December 22, 1984 at 12:00 AM, Sanikiluaq – Churchill experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by Calm Air International, with the event recorded near Belcher Island Nunavut.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Sanikiluaq Airport on an ambulance flight to Churchill, MB. In unknown circumstances, it crashed on Belcher Island, about 45 km southeast of Sanikiluaq Airport. Both pilots and the medevac passenger were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GPPN, MSN LJ-389, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 77.4332°, -93.7184°.