Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 crash

Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 Crash

The Missinippi plane before the accident, at Cambridge Bay Airport
Accident summary
Date July 4, 2011
Summary Under investigation
Site Pukatawagan Airport, Manitoba,Canada
55°44′57″N 101°15′59″W / 55.749167°N 101.266389°W / 55.749167; -101.266389Coordinates: 55°44′57″N 101°15′59″W / 55.749167°N 101.266389°W / 55.749167; -101.266389
Passengers 8
Crew 1
Fatalities 1[1]
Injuries (non-fatal) 8[1]
Survivors 8
Aircraft type Cessna 208
Operator Missinippi Airways
Registration C-FMCB
Flight origin Pukatawagan Airport, Manitoba
Destination The Pas/Grace Lake Airport, Manitoba

On July 4, 2011, a Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 Caravan crashed when its pilot attempted to abort its take off from Pukatawagan Airport. The aircraft overran the runway and crashed into a ravine where it caught fire and was destroyed. One passenger was killed, the pilot and seven other passengers were injured and transported to hospital.[1][2] None of those transported to hospital received life-threatening injuries.[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft was a single-engined Cessna 208B Grand Caravan owned by Beaver Air Services and operated by Missinippi Airways; with a registration of C-FMCB and a manufacturer's serial number of 208B-1114. It had been manufactured and first flown in 2005.[3]

Investigation

An investigation is being carried out by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.[4] The preliminary findings show that the aircraft ran off the runway and caught fire, but the cause of this is not yet known.[5]

Aftermath

The investigation led Transport Canada to revoke Missinippi Airways' air operator's certificate,[6] for safety concerns.[7] Without this, it is unable to fly commercial air services in Canada.[8] The air operator's certificate was subsequently reinstated effective September 3, 2011.[9]

On October 21, 2011 at 11:59 pm Transport Canada suspended the Air Operator Certificate again due to deficiencies with the company's Operational Control System after an inspection during the week.[10]

On November 19, 2011 the Air Operator Certificate was again reinstated.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "One dead in Manitoba plane crash". Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ Germano, Daniela (July 5, 2011). "OCN man dies after plane crashes in northern Manitoba". Brandon Sun. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan C-FMCB Pukatawagan Airport, MB (XPK)". Aviation Safety Network. July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ Germano, Daniela (July 5, 2011). "Manitoba Hydro worker dies in plane crash". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Manitoba plane crash victim ID'd". CBC News. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Transport Canada Suspends Missinippi Airways' Air Operator Certificate". Transport Canada. July 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Manitoba airline suspended after fatal crash". C News. QMI. July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ Press, The Canadian (July 16, 2011). "Transport Canada suspends Missinippi Airways air operator certificate". The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Transport Canada reinstates Missinippi Airways' Air Operator Certificate". Transport Canada. September 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Transport Canada suspends Missinippi Airways' Air Operator Certificate". Transport Canada. October 24, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Transport Canada has reinstated Missinippi Airways' Air Operator Certificate". Transport Canada. November 19, 2011.
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