First Air - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

• 28 January 1974, a Douglas C-47B CF-TVK, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 CF-DIJ, and de Havilland Canada DHC-3 CF-OHD of Bradley Air Services were destroyed in a hangar fire at Carp Airport, Ottawa.
• 23 August 1978, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-FQDG of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in Frobisher Bay, NU.
• 29 August 1979, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-GROW of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in Frobisher Bay, NU.
• 15 March 1981, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-FDHT of Bradley Air Services sunk through polar ice near Nord, Greenland.
• 15 September 1988, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-GFFA of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in a crash near Hammond, ON.
• 12 January 1989, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-GDOV of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in a crash near Dayton, Ohio.
• 12 August 1996, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-GNDN of First Air was destroyed near Markham Bay, NU.
• 3 December 1998, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-FBNW of Bradley Air Services was damaged beyond repair after landing in Frobisher Bay, NU.
• 22 May 2001, a Boeing B-737-210C C-GNWI of First Air was damaged beyond repair after landing in Yellowknife, NT.
• 25 February 2004, a First Air Boeing B-737-200 (C-GNWN) returning to Edmonton as a ferry flight from Lupin Mine landed beside the runway and traveled approximately 1600 feet before returning to the runway. There were no injuries.
• 20 August 2011, Flight 6560, a First Air Boeing B-737-200 (C-GNWN) flying a charter flight crashed en route from Yellowknife to Resolute, killing 12 and injuring 3 others.