Occurrence
At 1101 Pacific Daylight Time on 6 August 2019, an Alkan Air Ltd. Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (registration C-FSKF, serial number 208B0673) departed Rau Strip, Yukon, on a visual flight rules company flight itinerary to Mayo Airport, Yukon. The aircraft carried one pilot, one passenger, and cargo. At 1113, the aircraft entered instrument meteorological conditions and struck rising terrain in a box canyon shortly thereafter. The crash occurred approximately 25 nautical miles east-northeast of Mayo Airport at an elevation of 5500 feet above sea level.
Aftermath
The Canadian Mission Control Centre did not receive a signal from the aircraft’s 406 MHz emergency locator transmitter. Eyewitnesses from a nearby exploration camp arrived at the site after approximately 1 hour. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and emergency medical services arrived on site approximately 90 minutes after the accident. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed; there was a brief post-impact fire.