Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 4 November 2010
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Aklak Air, lsf Kenn Borek Air
Registration Number: C-GZVH
Location: Inuvik-Mike Zubko Airport, NT (YEV) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft ? specifically, the C-GZVH, C-GHOC, and C-FKBK aircraft.Aircraft ? specifically, the C-GZVH, C-GHOC, and C-FKBK aircraft.
Category: Other
A hangar fire occurred at Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport, NT (YEV), Canada, resulting in the complete destruction of three aircraft operated by Aklak Air and owned by Kenn Borek Air. The fire was triggered by an emergency generator following a power outage.A hangar fire occurred at Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport, NT (YEV), Canada, resulting in the complete destruction of three aircraft operated by Aklak Air and owned by Kenn Borek Air. The fire was triggered by an emergency generator following a power outage.
Description
A hangar fire erupted at Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport, NT (YEV), Canada. Three aircraft inside the hangar, all of them operated by Aklak Air and owned by Kenn Borek Air, were completely consumed and destroyed by the fire: 1. C-GZVH DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 c/n 671; 2. C-GHOC King Air A100 c/n B-194; 3. C-FKBK Beechcraft 99 c/n U-18. There were no injuries to firecrew or anyone else. The fire was caused by an emergency generator after a power outage.
Source of Information
http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=68816http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=68816Primary Cause
Emergency generator malfunction following a power outage.Emergency generator malfunction following a power outage.Share on:
