C-GFAW (Aerofab Inc. LA-4-200) — accident record & aircraft history

Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on April 30, 1990. No route data will appear.

Safety history

April 30, 1990Accident
At 2043 eastern daylight time (EDT), Frontier Air Flight 1602, C-GFAW, a Beechcraft C99 Airliner, took off from Timmins, Ontario, on a scheduled domestic flight to Moosonee, Ontario. The aircraft carried a two-pilot crew, two passengers, and approximately 60 pounds of freight and baggage.
Beechcraft 99 Airliner · 1 fatalities
It was determined that the captain inadvertently flew the aircraft into trees, during a condition of visual illusion, as a result of inadequate crew coordination in that neither pilot effectively monitored the altimeter. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (April 30, 1990).

April 30, 1990Accidentdestroyed
Beech 99 · Moosonee 8NE · 1 fatalities · A90H0002
A90h0002: while on final approach, aircraft descended into trees and water/terrain.

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