Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 December 1977
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Kenn Borek Air
Registration Number: C-FABW
Location: 3 km W of Nanisivik Airport, NU (YSR) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Flap and aileron control rodsFlap and aileron control rods
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a loss of control during final approach, resulting in a crash 2200 feet short of the runway. The incident occurred due to low-level turbulence and windshear conditions, potentially exacerbated by in-flight flap and aileron control rod failures, a similar event occurring a year prior.An aircraft experienced a loss of control during final approach, resulting in a crash 2200 feet short of the runway. The incident occurred due to low-level turbulence and windshear conditions, potentially exacerbated by in-flight flap and aileron control rod failures, a similar event occurring a year prior.
Description
The aircraft lost control while on final approach and crashed 2200 feet short of the runway in a 45deg. nose-down and 80deg. right bank attitude. The airplane operated on a passenger flight from Pond Inlet Airport, NU (YIO) to Resolute Airport, NU (YRB) via Nanisivik Airport, NU (YSR) PROBABLE CAUSE: Uncertain. Low-level turbulence and windshear of 10-20 kts/1000 feet existed. In-flight failure of flap and aileron control rods was considered since they were involved in similar accidents, one year later.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TnBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3H0NAAAAIBAJ&dq=kenn%20borek&pg=6345%2C877933https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TnBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3H0NAAAAIBAJ&dq=kenn%20borek&pg=6345%2C877933Primary Cause
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