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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Ennadai Lake Canada
Friday, March 17, 2000 12:30 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On March 17, 2000, approximately 1230 central standard time, a Canadian registered Douglas DC-3C, C-FNTF, being operated by Points North Air Services, and being flown by a Canadian certificated flight crew (airline transport pilot-in command and commercial co-pilot), was destroyed during impact with terrain following a loss of control immediately after a balked landing at the Ennadai Lake airstrip, Nunavut, Canada. Both pilots were fatally injured and there was no post-crash fire. Visual meteorological conditions were reported and a company flight plan was in effect. The flight, which was engaged in hauling cargo, originated from the operator's Points North Landing airstrip, Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 1125.
The aircraft was loaded with several crates of construction materials as well as more than 5,000 pounds of two-by-four lumber arranged longitudinally in the fuselage and secured laterally with cargo tie-down straps. Witnesses reported the aircraft touched down on the 2,700-foot long, 150-foot wide ice strip, approximately 500 feet upwind of the approach end of the southwest oriented runway. After rolling a short distance, during which the tailwheel remained airborne, the aircraft accelerated and executed a balked landing. Witnesses report that as the aircraft passed the upwind end of the strip it pitched into an abrupt nose-up climb reaching an altitude of 400-500 feet above ground and then rolled left into a descending left turn. The aircraft impacted terrain approximately 400 feet south of the southwest end of the airstrip. Post-crash examination of the aircraft's controls revealed no discontinuity. A left quartering headwind of approximately 8 knots was reported at the time of the accident.
This report is for informational purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada 335-560 Century Street Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3H 0Y1
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/17/2000 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1230 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | ENNADAI LAKE |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | CANADA |
| Zipcode of the event site | 00000 |
| Event Date Year | 2000 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1230 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | WJC |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Not Reported |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 12500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -17 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -18 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 130 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | Unknown |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 0 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Mar 27 2000 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 800 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 21 2005 12:27PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | SEA00WA056 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Unknown |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Douglas |
| Aircraft Model | DC-3C |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | DC-3C |
| Aircraft Serial Number | |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | |
| Aircraft Owner City | |
| Aircraft Owner State | |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | POINTS NORTH LD |
| Operator State | CD |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Unknown |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Unknown |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Unknown |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Unknown |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | CYNL |
| Departure City | POINTS NORTH LD |
| Departure State | CD |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | WJC |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 21 2005 12:27PM |
| User who most recently changed record | JOHB |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |