Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 3, 1975, Frobishe...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 3, 1975 near Frobisher Bay Nunavut, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion after the crew...
- Date: November 3, 1975
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Frobisher Bay Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion after the crew diverted because weather had closed Frobisher Bay
A chartered DC-3 was carrying delegates home from a land claims conference when weather closed Frobisher Bay. The crew later ran short of fuel and made a belly landing on open ground about 80 km north of the bay. All 26 people on board survived and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.