Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant crash, Oct 8, 2000 (3 killed)
Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant accident on October 8, 2000 near Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: October 8, 2000
- Aircraft: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant
- Location: Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The pilot continued under visual flight rules in marginal weather and descended below the surrounding terrain for undetermined reasons; fatigue was noted as a possible risk factor.
A Summit Air Charters Short Skyvan on a six-hour VFR cargo and passenger round trip from Yellowknife struck the steep hills along the east shore of Great Bear Lake near Port Radium while returning in poor weather. The wreckage was not located until the following afternoon because fog and freezing rain hampered the search. All three people on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.