Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 27 February 1974
Aircraft Type: North American Rockwell Sabreliner 40A
Owner/operator: Brethour Realty Services
Registration Number: CF-BRL
Location: Newton Fiord, NU – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Radio beaconRadio beacon
Category: Accident
Narrative
A Sabreliner corporate jet experienced a near-miss incident during a flight from Stuttgart, Germany to Toronto, Canada. The aircraft encountered a rocky hillside approximately 66 miles from Frobisher Bay, resulting in damage. A radio malfunction near the Frobisher Bay Airport, lasting 49 minutes, was identified as a contributing factor. The incident occurred following a radio beacon malfunction, leading to a period of radio silence.A Sabreliner corporate jet experienced a near-miss incident during a flight from Stuttgart, Germany to Toronto, Canada. The aircraft encountered a rocky hillside approximately 66 miles from Frobisher Bay, resulting in damage. A radio malfunction near the Frobisher Bay Airport, lasting 49 minutes, was identified as a contributing factor. The incident occurred following a radio beacon malfunction, leading to a period of radio silence.

Description

The Sabreliner corporate jet had departed from Stuttgart, Germany on a flight to Toronto, Canada. Intermediate stops were planned at Shannon Airport (SNN), Ireland, Keflavik (KEF) and Frobisher Bay Airport, NU (YFB). Last contact with the flight was when the pilot radioed that he was 30 miles southeast of Frobisher Bay with about 15 minutes of fuel in the tanks. The airplane was later found to have impacted a rocky hillside some 66 miles from Frobisher Bay. It seems that a radio beacon near the Frobisher Bay Airport malfunctioned shortly after the flight had been cleared for the approach. The beacon was off the air for 49 minutes. In 1976 the Canadian government settled a lawsuit by agreeing to pay USD 1,2 million to the widow and children of one of the passengers.

Source of Information

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UM8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2g0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5453%2C6122700https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UM8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2g0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5453%2C6122700

Primary Cause

Radio beacon malfunction.Radio beacon malfunction.

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