He held a valid Category 1 medical certificate with no restrictions. The first officer had joined North Star Air as a first officer in May 2018 and had completed his initial training on 25 June 2018.
His last DC3-TP67 pilot proficiency check was successfully completed on 01 March 2019. The captain had joined North Star Air as a captain in April 2017 and had completed his initial training on 03 July 2017. Personnel informationįlight hours in the 7 days before the occurrenceįlight hours in the 30 days before the occurrenceįlight hours in the 90 days before the occurrenceįlight hours on type in the 90 days before the occurrence Footnote 3 1.5 Personnel information Table 2. There was a potential for water contamination due to oil and fuel leaking from the aircraft however, water contamination tests conducted on behalf of North Star Air after the accident indicated that the water quality was within the Provincial Water Quality Objective criteria established by the Province of Ontario. The investigation did not determine why the ELT activation was delayed.ġ.2 Injuries to persons Table 1. However, the ELT did activate approximately 4 hours after the accident. No emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was received by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ontario, at the time of the accident. The aircraft remained floating in the water. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, but there was no post-impact fire. The fire was noticed by a patrolling officer of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, who responded and transported the flight crew to the nursing station at the Eabametoong First Nation Band Office for a medical assessment. Once on shore, the flight crew started a fire to warm up.
The flight crew retrieved the survival kit, evacuated the aircraft via the main cabin door, and swam to shore. The aircraft fuselage remained intact and immediately began to fill with water. Both engines subsequently lost power simultaneously, and the flight crew executed a forced landing on Eabamet Lake, Ontario, in total darkness (Figure 1). The PNF then selected the gear up at approximately 200 feet above ground level (AGL). Shortly after takeoff, the PF called for the landing gear to be retracted. The offloading of the diesel fuel took about 20 minutes and required the flight crew to set up a pump and secure hose connections.īefore departing CYFH on the occurrence flight, the crew conducted the before-takeoff checklist, which requires the propeller automatic feathering system to be armed for takeoff however, the crew did not arm this system.Īt approximately 0140, the aircraft departed CYFH with the first officer acting as the pilot flying (PF), seated in the right seat, and the captain acting as the pilot not flying (PNF), seated in the left seat.
Between 1914 on 20 June and 0110 on 21 June, the aircraft conducted 3 flights from CYPL to CYFH and return, transporting 5940 L of cargo fuel on each flight. The flight crew arrived for duty at 1830 Footnote 2 on 20 June 2019 at the North Star Air base in CYPL and fuelled the aircraft. The aircraft was equipped with one 6815 L flexible bladder Footnote 1 secured to the floor. The purpose of the flights was to deliver 5940 L of diesel fuel per trip to the Eabametoong First Nation community, also known as Fort Hope.
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(North Star Air) Douglas DC-3C Basler Turbo Conversions TP67 (DC3-TP67) aircraft (registration C-FKGL, serial number 19066) was conducting a series of visual flight rules flights between Pickle Lake Airport (CYPL), Ontario, and Fort Hope Airport (CYFH), Ontario. 1.0 Factual information 1.1 History of the flight The accident occurred during hours of darkness. No emergency locator transmitter signal was received by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ontario, at the time of the accident, but one was received approximately 4 hours after the accident. The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service responded and took the crew to a nursing station for treatment. After landing, the crew evacuated the aircraft via the main cabin door and swam to shore. The flight crew executed a forced landing on Eabamet Lake, Ontario. Shortly after takeoff, both engines (Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R) lost power simultaneously. Douglas DC-3C Basler Turbo Conversions TP67 aircraft (registration C-FKGL, serial number 19066) was conducting a flight from Fort Hope Airport (CYFH), Ontario, to Pickle Lake Airport (CYPL), Ontario, with 2 flight crew members on board.
On 21 June 2019, at approximately 0140 Eastern Daylight Time, a North Star Air Ltd.
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