C-FRWK
Mitsubishi Aircraft Intl. Inc. MU-2B-60 · built 1993
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 1993 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-FRWK.
- April 20, 1987Accident
The Otter, with five occupants on board, was on a charter from its base at Chibougamau to Camp Placer, 206 miles to the north-east. At destination, a sand runway 2,200 feet in length and 100 feet in width had been built on an esker. On either side, there was a 100 foot gradient with a thirty degree slope. The wind speed was twenty knots.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records7 on file
Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.
- July 30, 2026Incident
C-FRWK, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 operated by Thunder Airlines, was conducting IFR flight THU850 from Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL), ON, to Thunder Bay Airport (CYQT), ON. While climbing through 4000 feet above sea level, the No. 2 engine (Garrett TPE331-10) began to vibrate. The flight crew noticed abnormal engine…
- August 6, 2023Incidentdamage unknown
C-FRWK, an MU-2B-60 operated by Thunder Airlines Ltd., was conducting flight THU850 from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (CYAM), Ontario, to Greater Sudbury Airport (CYSB), Ontario. During the takeoff run at CYAM, shortly before rotation speed, the flight crew felt a vibration in the rudder pedals. They elected to continue…
- August 21, 2019Incident
C-FRWK, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft operated by Thunder Airlines, was conducting flight THU850 from Thunder Bay (CYQT), ON to Peawanuk (CYPO), ON. On approach into CYPO, the flight crew selected landing gear down; the landing gear did not function. The flight crew diverted to CYQT where an emergency was declared…
- July 5, 2015Incident
The Thunder Airlines Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 C-FRWK, operating as flight THU850, was en route from CYQT, Thunder Bay to CYFA, Fort Albany. During cruising flight, the air-conditioning fail light illuminated and cabin pressurization was lost. The crew requested an emergency descent to 10 000 feet and elected to return to…
- May 2, 2010Incident
A10O0077: The Heli-Excel Bell 205A-1 helicopter (C-GLHE) was dispatched to a local fire and was climbing out from the helipad at Geraldton airport. The Thunder Airlines Ltd. Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 airplane (C-FRWK) was on final approach to runway 26. The Bell helicopter pilot transmitted on 122.8 that the helicopter was…
- November 8, 1995Accidentsubstantial damage
A95o228: while preparing to land at london the flight crew could not extend the mu2b-60 aircraft landing gear. The crew attempted to extend the landing gear by the manual emergency gear extention but after approximately 100 strokes of the emergency gear extention handle, the gear jammed and would not extend any…
- October 10, 1995Incident
A95o0210: the mu-2 departed toronto/buttonville airport and flew the instructed heading of 330 degrees. The satellite controller was operating a position which combined the satellite and trsa positions. The controller was a monitor under the supervision of an oji. He issued the aircraft a turn for a right base leg to…
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 2 TSB records predate the airframe built in 1993 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-FRWK.
- April 20, 1987Accidentsubstantial damage
L'avion, avec cinq occupants a bord, effectuait un vol nolise de Chibougamau (Quebec) au Camp Placer situe a 206 milles au nord-est de Chibougamau. A destination, une piste de sable de 2 200 pieds de longueur sur 100 pieds de largeur, orientee est-ouest, avait ete amenagee sur un esker. Il y avait une denivellation…
- January 16, 1978Accidentsubstantial damage
During a landing attempt on a rough lake surface the aircraft struck snow drifts and both main gear legs failed.
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).