C-FFZN
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Safety history
- November 10, 2013AccidentHull loss
A first-stage turbine wheel blade in the left engine failed due to a combination of metallurgical issues and stator vane burn-through. As a result of the blade failure, the left engine continued to operate but experienced a near-total loss of power at approximately 500 feet above ground level, on final approach to Runway 26 at the Red Lake Airport. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records12 on file
Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (November 10, 2013).
- November 10, 2013Accidentdestroyed
A13C0150: Bearskin Airlines flight 311, a Swearingen SA227AC Metro III (serial number AC-785B, registration C-FFZN) departed Sioux Lookout, Ontario with 5 passengers and 2 pilots on an IFR flight to Red Lake, Ontario. At 1827 Central Standard Time the crew reported that they were 5 miles from the Red Lake airport and…
- April 23, 2009Incident
A09C0054: The Bearskin Lake Airlines Fairchild SW4 Metro, registration C-FFZN, operating as BLS 371, was en route from Sault Ste Marie, ON, at 14,000, to Thunder Bay, ON. BLS371 reported an unidentified aircraft at the same altitude in close proximity. ATC did not have any reported IFR traffic in the vicinity.
- March 10, 2008Incident
A08C0065: Wasaya 1502, a Pilatus PC-12, C-FYZS, was inbound to Sioux Lookout from Thunder Bay, ON, and Bearskin 362, a Swearingen Metro 4, C-FFZN, were inbound to Sioux Lookout Ontario from Dryden. Both aircraft reported inbound for Sioux Lookout prior to entering the Sioux Lookout MF area, and were passed as traffic…
- October 30, 2006Incident
A06C0176: The Trout Lake Sector controller cleared BLS362, a Bearskin Lake Air Services flight, from Red Lake, ON, to Dryden, On. The controller made an input into CAATS and a strip was generated at the Kenora Sector. The Trout Lake Sector controller did not identify BLS362 on radar and the flight crossed into the…
- May 9, 2006Incident
A06O0111: Bearskin Flight 374, a Fairchild SA227-AC aircraft, registration C-FFZN, was taxiing to the ramp after landing at Sault Ste Marie Airport when the nose gear landing light changed from green to red. The aircraft was shut down on the taxiway and the passengers deplaned. ARFF were called out to assist.Update 16…
- May 28, 2001Incident
A01C0095: The PC12, C-GEOW operated by Nakina Outpost Camps and Air Services, was approaching Thunder Bay under IFR, and was cleared to maintain 10000 feet. The Fairchild SA-227-AC, C-FFZN operated by Bearskin Airlines as flight BLSTR1, was conducting training at Thunder Bay under IFR and was cleared to maintain a…
- March 20, 2001Incident
A01C0044: An opperating irregularity occurred at Sioux Lookout, involving Bearskin 361, an SW4 inbound from Thunder Bay, planning an NDB approach, and Bearskin 321, a Beech 99 inbound from Cat Lake. The Winnipeg Centre controller cleared BLS361 for an approach, observed the flight descending through 4000 feet and…
- April 3, 2000Incident
A00O0071: The ATS Area Control Centre IFR release for the Fairchild SA227AC aircraft was cancelled after the aircraft taxied back to the airport ramp because of a minor mechanical problem. The aircraft problem was rectified at the ramp and taxi instructions were again issued for the aircraft to taxi for an IFR…
- November 22, 1999Accidentsubstantial damage
A99C0281: Bearskin Lake Air Services flight BLS 340, a Fairchild Metro SA-227-AC, C-FFZN, serial number AC-785B, was landing on runway 11 at Dryden, Ontario. The aircraft touched down long, ran off the end of the runway, and collided with approach lights and the instrument landing system localizer antennae. The…
- October 1, 1999Incident
A99C0248: Flight # BLS317 a Fairchild SW4, registration C-FFZN was given an initial decent altitude to 8000 feet on approach to the Red Lake airport. Meanwhile flight BLS318 had departed Red Lake destined for Sioux Lookout and cleared to 7000 feet. The controller then noticed that flight BLS317 had decended to 7200…
…and 2 more on file.
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).