Friday 03may2019: incident with Buffalo DC-3 near Hay river.

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Friday 03may2019: incident with Buffalo DC-3 near Hay river.

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...no casualties, information is still sparse concerning damage, etc.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4c77bb59&opt=0
Accident: Buffalo DC3 near Hay River on May 3rd 2019, forced landing after engine failure

A Buffalo Airways Douglas C-47A Skytrain (DC-3), registration C-GJKM
performing flight J4-169 from Hay River,NT to Yellowknife,NT (Canada) with 2 crew,
was enroute about 20 minutes into the 55 minutes flight when the right hand engine failed.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=224712
Buffalo Airways Flight J4-169, a Douglas C-47A Skytrain (DC-3),
was enroute about 20 minutes into the 55 minutes flight when the right hand engine failed.

The crew attempted to return to Hay River, however, had to perform a forced landing in open terrain.

The status of the aircraft damage remains unclear at this point, but both pilots were not injured.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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