C-FGJK (Cessna Aircraft Company 152) — accident record & aircraft history

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on December 17, 1983. No route data will appear.

Safety history

December 17, 1983Accident
On approach to Paulatuk Airport, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with strong cross winds and blowing snow. On short final, while making a transition from visual to instruments flight rules, the pilot decided to initiate a go-around when the left wing struck the ground. Out of control, the aircraft veered to the left and came to rest.
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · 2 fatalities
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors: - The Paulatuk aerodrome runway is not oriented to correspond with the prevailing winds, - Environment Canada does not produce an aerodrome forecast for Paulatuk, - As the aircraft landed, the crosswind from the right increased appreciably reducing… Full accident record

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (December 17, 1983).

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DE Havilland DHC-6-200 · Paulatuk Airport · 2 fatalities · A83W0065
The flight from inuvik to paulatuk was conducted under visual flight rules (VFR). As the aircraft approached to land on the airstrip in an easterly direction, the wind increased appreciably from the south. Witnesses on the ground stated that just before touchdown, the aircraft disappeared from view in blowing snow…