DCA11RA097

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Resolute, Canada · August 20, 2011

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 20, 2011, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
Place
Resolute, Canada
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CGNWNBoeing 737
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
81549

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Factual narrative

On August 20, 2011, about 1230 central daylight time (local), a Boeing 737-200, Canadian registration CGNWN, operated by First Air in a combination passenger/freight configuration as flight 6560 and equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines, impacted terrain approximately 1 mile east of the airport while on approach for landing at Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada. Of the four crew and eleven passengers, twelve occupants were fatally injured. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSB in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the TSB of Canada at: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Aircraft

Registration
CGNWN
Reported as
Boeing 737 (200)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21067
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
First Air
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport