C-FSJB

On May 10, 2010 at 05:19 PM, C-FSJB experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Kenn Borek Air, with the event recorded near Alert AFB Nunavut.

The flight was categorized as geographical / geophysical / scientific and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley 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 crew was performing a supply mission in the Nunavut with three scientists on board. Equipped with ski, the aircraft landed on the snow covered terrain some 168 km north of Alert Air Base. After landing, the aircraft came to a halt when the right ski punctured the ice and the aircraft partially sunk while both engines were still running. All five occupants escaped uninjured and were evacuated two hours later by the crew of a Bell 407 to Resolute Bay. Damaged beyond repair, the aircraft was abandoned on site and later cancelled from registry in November 2011.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FSJB, MSN 377, year of manufacture 1973.