C-FROD (Douglas Aircraft Co C-47A) — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

June 26, 1994Accident
Buffalo Air Flight 526, a Douglas DC-3C freighter based in Yellowknife, was hauling jet fuel to Trout Lake from Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, in support of forest fire suppression operations. Before the departure from Yellowknife to Trout Lake, the flight crew checked the en route weather and filed a company flight itinerary.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
The flight was commenced with a fuel quantity below the minimum requirements, resulting in loss of engine power because of fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the occurrence was the lack of flight crew coordination. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

June 26, 1994Accidentsubstantial damage
Douglas DC-3C · Fort Simpson · A94W0106
A94w0106: the dc-3 was turning final for runway 31 at fort simpson when the pilot advised the flight service station that he was attempting a forced landing on a gravel road. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The captain and the first officer were flown to hospitals at yellowknife and edmonton respectively.

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).