Frobisher Bay - Resolute Bay

On March 24, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Frobisher Bay - Resolute Bay experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-82 Packet, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Ellesmere Island Nunavut.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft suffered a fuel exhaustion and the crew was forced to make an emergency landing on Ellesmere Island, about 511 km northwest of Resolute Bay, Nunavut. All seven crew members were rescued while the aircraft was abandoned on site.

Aircraft reference details include registration 45-57798, MSN 10168, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 82.8179°, -77.6211°.