Aviation Investigation A17C0146 Collision with terrain, AT34 Fond-du-Lac Canada, 13 Dec 2017

Aviation Investigation A17C0146 Collision with terrain, AT34 Fond-du-Lac Canada, 13 Dec 2017

Publication info
Author
TSB Canada
Category
Controlled Flight Into Terrain
Date of publication
27/12/2017

On 13 December 2017, a ATR42-320 aircraft operated by West Wind Aviation as flight WEW282 departed Fond-du-Lac Airport, Saskatchewan (ZFD) for Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan (YSF) with 22 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 1812, shortly after takeoff, the aircraft collided with trees and terrain less than a mile west of the end of Runway 28. The aircraft was destroyed. Six passengers and one crew member sustained serious injuries. Eighteen other aircraft occupants were also injured. One of the seriously injured passengers subsequently died. The TSB is investigating.

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