Fort Saint John – Grande Prairie

On April 7, 2001 at 05:12 AM, Fort Saint John – Grande Prairie experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 100 King Air, operated by Alberta Central Airways, with the event recorded near Grande Prairie Alberta.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Fort Saint John, the crew started a night approach to Grande Prairie Airport. The aircraft landed slightly to the left of the runway centerline. After touchdown on a snow covered runway (about two inches of snow), the left wing struck a windrow of snow. Out of control, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest in snow. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FWPN, MSN B-51, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.1677°, -118.8383°.