C-FASV
Embraer S.a. EMB-545 · built 2015
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2015 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-FASV.
- May 1, 1999AccidentHull loss
The pilot continued the take-off run with the left ski firmly adhering to the slushy surface beyond a point at which a reject could have been made safely. Contributing to the occurrence was the decrease in engine rpm during take-off. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records3 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- September 8, 2019Incident
C-FASV, an AirSprint Embraer E545, was operating as flight ASP812 from Kelowna (CYLW), BC to Calgary (CYYC), AB with 2 crew and 2 passengers on board. While en route to CYYC, the flight crew observed a steering failure indication. The flight crew actioned the appropriate checklist and the indication failed to clear…
- July 6, 2015Incident
The Summit Air de Havilland DHC-5A, registration C-FASV, was at the top of the descent into Gahcho Kue, NT (CGK2) from Yellowknife, NT (CYZF). When the power was reduced to descend, the propeller speed began to decrease. The propeller lever would not control the propeller speed. The crew elected to return to…
- July 4, 2015Incident
The crew of Summit Air Charters flight 1052, a de Havilland DHC-5A, registration C-FASV, was on approach into Yellowknife, NT. When the power was reduced to descend, the propeller speed began to decrease. The propeller lever would not control the propeller speed so the crew feathered it. The flight crew advised they…
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 5 TSB records predate the airframe built in 2015 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-FASV.
- September 18, 2014Incident
A14W0154: Summit Air Charters flight SU1052 (C-FASV), DHC5A, de Havilland Buffalo aircraft, had departed Yellowknife, NT (CYZF) with a destination of Colomac, NT. At 15:10 the flight was approximately 30 NM from Yellowknife when the pilot advised the tower he was shutting down the aircraft's left engine (General…
- July 24, 2008Incidentminor damage
A08W0152: The Arctic Sunwest Charters de Havilland DHC-5A, C-FASV, was conducting cargo flights between Doris Camp and Yellowknife, NT. After dropping a load off at Doris Camp, the flight crew was asked to return with a load of empty gas cylinders. There were no scales at the camp and the weight of the load was…
- May 30, 2007Accidentsubstantial damage
A07C0092: The de Havilland DHC-5A Buffalo aircraft, registration C-FASV was taxing to the end of the ice strip and being positioned for take-off. While the aircraft was turning the nose gear broke through a top layer of ice and came to a rest on another layer below. There were no injuries; the aircraft sustained…
- March 15, 2006Incident
A06Q0037: Le DHC-5, immatriculé C-FASV et exploité par Arctic Sunwest Charters, avait décollé du camp Mirage à destination du lac Lagopède. Lors du roulement à l'atterrissage sur la piste de glace, l'appareil a viré à gauche après que le train principal gauche ait heurté une congère de neige. L'appareil s'est…
- May 1, 1999Accidentsubstantial damage
A99C0087: The wheel-ski equipped de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, C-FASV, serial number 23, was engaged in flying road construction crews from base camps to work sites in northern Saskatchewan. A five-man crew was moved from a base camp to a small lake, about 22 nautical miles (nm) from Points North Landing, Saskatchewan…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).