- Date
- November 22, 2008, 21:45 local (Nov 23, 2008, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- God's Lake Narrows, Canada
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-FSNABeech A100
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
- Case key
- 69493
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Probable cause
None.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
None.
Factual narrative
On November 22, 2008, at 2145 central standard time, Sky North Air flight 683, a Beech A100 (King Air), Canadian registration C-FSNA, collided with trees and terrain shortly after takeoff from God's Lake Narrows Airport (CYGO), God's Lake Narrows, Manitoba, Canada. The air ambulance flight was enroute to Thompson Municipal Airport (CYTH), Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. The aircraft was destroyed during a post-impact fire. The 3 flight crew members and 2 passengers sustained minor injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 335-550 Century Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3H 0Y1 Phone: (204) 983-5548 Fax: (204)983-8026 Email: airops@tsb.gc.ca Webpage: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-FSNA
- Reported as
- Beech A100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B-227
- Engines
- Pratt and Whitney Canada PT-6A, 680 hp, turbo propPratt and Whitney Canada PT-6A, 680 hp, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Other work use · Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Sky North Air
- Registered owner
- Sky North Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport; Unknown
- Departed
- CYGO · God's Lake
- Destination
- CYTH · Thompson
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CYGO · God's Lake Narrows Airport, runway 14, 3,420 × 100 ft, gravel
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.85 inHg
- Observed at
- CYIV, 57 nm away