C-GKFC
Bell Helicopter TEXTRON A Division of Textron Canada Ltd. 412EP · built 1998
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 1998 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-GKFC.
- September 7, 1976AccidentHull loss
En route from Lethbridge to Vernon, while cruising at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the pilot declared an emergency to ATC after a fire erupted in the rear of the cabin. The crew reduced his altitude and decided to divert to Pincher Creek Airport but fire and smoke spread in the cabin.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records3 on file
Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.
- December 3, 2011Accidentsubstantial damage
A11P0163: The Kelowna Flightcraft Limited Cessna 172 (C-GKFC) was overturned by the propeller blast from a Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Convair 340 (C-GKFG) that was doing a maintenance related full power run-up. The Cessna was taxiing on the Kelowna Flightcraft ramp, an uncontrolled section of the airport, en…
- March 14, 2002Incident
A02C0046: Flight KFA283, a Boeing 727 aircraft, registration C-GKFC was on approach to runway 13 at the Winnipeg airport. During extension of the leading edge slats the crew noticed that the slats did not extend normally and requested ATC to have emergency vehicles put on standby. The slats were extended using the…
- September 22, 1999Incident
A99P0133: A nosewheel shimmy developed at about 90 kts, during the after landing roll in Vancouver; the crew were able to control the aircraft and bring it to a stop on the runway, but were unable to turn off the runway due to a lack of response from the nosewheel steering system. Following the occurrence, maintenance…
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 7 TSB records predate the airframe built in 1998 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-GKFC.
- August 5, 1997Incident
A97c0152: during cruise flight, the cargo smoke light illuminated on a kelowna flightcraft boeing 727 cargo aircraft. The crew could find no evidence of smoke or fire, however as a precaution diverted to saskatoon. During taxi the cargo smoke light extinguished. The system was checked and the aircraft was released.the…
- February 15, 1991Incident
Between the empress vor & calgary int'l vor the crew reported "smoke in the cockpit". At 0550 a/c landed uneventfully at calgary. Cause: blown bleed air duct.
- October 19, 1989Incident
Pilot reported loss of "a" system hydraulics system. Landing gear was extended using manual sy stem. Cfr called out at c
- October 30, 1988Incident
Reported t/o on rw 34 yc int'l when a b737 taxied across rw.
- September 19, 1988Incident
Technical loss of separation over empress vor involving canadian 165; a boeing 737, canadian 785; a boeing 737, and air ca
…and 2 more on file.
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).