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Plane crash in Canada
Northwestern Air Flight 738
C-FNAA, the aircraft involved, four years before the crash
Accident
Date
23 January 2024 (2024-01-23)
Summary
Collision with terrain
Site
near Fort Smith Airport, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, South Slave Region, Canada 60°1′42.64″N111°59′50.80″W / 60.0285111°N 111.9974444°W / 60.0285111; -111.9974444
Aircraft
Aircraft type
British Aerospace Jetstream
Operator
Northwestern Air
IATA flight No.
J3738
ICAO flight No.
PLR738
Call sign
POLARIS 738
Registration
C-FNAA
Flight origin
Fort Smith Airport
Destination
Diavik Diamond Mine Airport
Occupants
7
Passengers
5
Crew
2
Fatalities
6
Injuries
1
Survivors
1
On 23 January 2024, Northwestern Air Flight 738, a British Aerospace Jetstream, was chartered by the Rio Tinto Group to carry mine workers from Fort Smith to the Diavik Diamond Mine, located around 300 km (190 mi) northeast of Yellowknife.[1][2] The aircraft crashed shortly after take off, 500 m (1,600 ft) from the runway near Fort Smith Airport, killing six of the seven passengers and crew.[3][4][5][6] The only survivor was taken to the Fort Smith Health Centre and was later airlifted to the Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife for further treatment.[1][7]
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