C-GNWN
Wagaero 2+2 SPORTSMAN MOD · built 2011
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on August 20, 2011. No route data will appear.
Safety history
- August 20, 2011AccidentHull loss
Findings as to causes and contributing factors: 1. The late initiation and subsequent management of the descent resulted in the aircraft turning onto final approach 600 feet above the glideslope, increasing the crew’s workload and reducing their capacity to assess and resolve the navigational issues during the remainder of the approach. 2. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records3 on file
Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (August 20, 2011).
- July 25, 2020Accidentminor damage
C-GNWN, un appareil de contruction amateur Wagaero Sportsman 2+2 (équipé de flotteurs), effectuait un vol selon les règles de vol à vue depuis le Lac-des-îles, QC à destination réservoir Baskatong, QC avec seul le pilote à bord. À l'approche du Réservoir Baskatong l'aéronef a subi une perte de puissance moteur (Avco…
- August 20, 2011Accidentdestroyed
A11H0002: On 20 August 2011, the First Air Boeing 737-210C combi aircraft (registration C GNWN, serial number 21067) was being flown as a charter flight from Yellowknife, North West Territories, to Resolute Bay, Nunavut. At 1142 Central Daylight Time, during the approach to Runway 35T, First Air Flight 6560 impacted a…
- February 18, 2011Incident
A11C0025: The First Air Boeing 737-200C, reg. C-GNWN operating as FAB300, was taking off on rwy 31 at Winnipeg. The crew rejected the take-off at high speed because of a low power indication on the number 1 engine (Pratt and Whitney JT8D-17). Maintenance found ice on the PT2 probe.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 23 TSB records predate the airframe built in 2011 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-GNWN.
- November 15, 2010Incident
A10W0182: The First Air Boeing 737-200, C-GNWN, was operating as flight FAB953 from Norman Wells, NT to Inuvik, NT. While in cruise, the No. 2 engine overheat warning light illuminated. The QRH was actioned and thrust was reduced to idle and the light extinguished for a short time but illuminated again. Both fire…
- February 21, 2007Incident
A07W0045: Shortly after the Boeing 737-200 departed Yellowknife, NT for Edmonton, AB, the cabin crew noticed smoke in the forward cargo area. The flight crew were notified and the appropriate checklists were actioned as the flight requested a return to Yellowknife. The aircraft landed without incident. Maintenance…
- January 24, 2005Incident
A05W0015: The Bradley Air Services Ltd. (First Air) Boeing 737-200, C-GNWN, was operating as Flight 6512 from Yellowknife to Ekati, NWT. During the initial climb, the flight crew observed erratic engine gauge indications for the No. 2 engine (Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A), accompanied by vibrations. The power was reduced…
- December 12, 2004Incident
A04W0266: A First Air Boeing 737-210C (C-GNWN), operating as FAB952, was levelling off at FL350 when two loud bangs were heard as the compressor stalled on the No. 2 engine (Pratt & Whitney-USA JT8D-9A). The crew completed the surge / stall checklist. Thrust was slowly increased on the affected engine and two more…
- February 25, 2004Accidentsubstantial damage
A04W0032: The Boeing 737-210C (C-GNWN, serial number 21067) was operating as Flight FAB 6501 from Lupin, Nunavut, to Edmonton, Alberta. The runway visual range (RVR) provided to the flight crew prior to commencing the approach to Runway 12 at Edmonton was 1200 RVR, with a runway light setting of 5. The crew flew the…
…and 18 more on file.
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).