Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 January 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 987
Location: 112 km SE of Churchill, MB –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft navigation system and fuel management systems.Aircraft navigation system and fuel management systems.
Category: Accident
A Dakota III aircraft experienced a forced landing on a treacherous icefield near Churchill, Manitoba, following a navigational error and fuel depletion during a mercy flight from Rivers to Arctic Bay. All 12 passengers and crew were successfully rescued.A Dakota III aircraft experienced a forced landing on a treacherous icefield near Churchill, Manitoba, following a navigational error and fuel depletion during a mercy flight from Rivers to Arctic Bay. All 12 passengers and crew were successfully rescued.
Description
The Dakota III performed a forced landing on a rough and broken Hudson Bay icefield, 70 miles southeast of Churchill, MB. The aircraft had drifted off course and ran out of fuel. It operated on a mercy flight from Rivers to Arctic Bay, Canada. All 12 on board were rescued.
Primary Cause
Navigation error and fuel depletion due to a deviation from the planned flight path.Navigation error and fuel depletion due to a deviation from the planned flight path.Share on:
