Saskatoon - Saskatoon

On April 1, 2011 at 06:30 PM, Saskatoon - Saskatoon experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Fugro Airborne Surveys Canada, with the event recorded near Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

The flight was categorized as geographical / geophysical / scientific and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. At 1503 Central Standard Time, the Construcciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA) C-212-CC40 (registration C-FDKM, serial number 196) operated by Fugro Aviation Canada Ltd., departed from Saskatoon/Diefenbaker International Airport, Saskatchewan, under visual flight rules for a geophysical survey flight to the east of Saskatoon. On board were 2 pilots and a survey equipment operator. At about 1814, the right engine lost power. The crew shut it down, carried out checklist procedures, and commenced an approach for Runway 27. When the flight was 3.5 nautical miles from the runway on final approach, the left engine lost power. The crew carried out a forced landing adjacent to Wanuskewin Road in Saskatoon. The aircraft impacted a concrete roadway noise abatement wall and was destroyed. The survey equipment operator sustained fatal injuries, the first officer sustained serious injuries, and the captain sustained minor injuries. No ELT signal was received.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FDKM, MSN 196, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.1323°, -106.6712°.