Fatal Beech 95 Crash During Training Flight at Winnipeg International Airport

Incident Overview and Impact Location On 0954 central daylight time, a Beech 95 Travel Air, registration C-FCNU, serial number TD668, crashed in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The aircraft was conducting a local training flight for simulated single-engine procedures in the circuit for Runway 18 at Winnipeg International Airport. Shortly after turning onto final approach, the aircraft made a rapid uncontrolled descent and struck the embankment of a ditch on the north side of Jefferson Avenue. The aircraft bounced and came to rest approximately 70 feet northwest of the initial impact point, 2.4 nautical miles short of the runway. A post-crash fire consumed most of the centre wing and cabin sections, destroying the aircraft. The two pilots, the only occupants, sustained fatal injuries.