C-GTXW
Curtiss Aeroplane Division Curtiss Wright Corporation C46A-45CU · built 1944
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on September 25, 2015. No route data will appear.
Safety history
- September 25, 2015AccidentHull loss
Buffalo Airways’ initial investigation revealed the engine oil scavenge pump had failed. No TSB-BST investigation was conducted on the event. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records23 on file
Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (September 25, 2015).
- September 25, 2015Accidentdestroyed
The Buffalo Airways Curtiss C46A-45CU (C-GTXW) was operating as flight BFL525 from Yellowknife, NT (CYZF) to Norman Wells, NT (CYVQ). While en route, approximately 140 nautical miles southeast of CYVQ at 6 500 feet above sea level (ASL), the crew noticed a drop in the right engine oil quantity indicator in conjunction…
- December 6, 2013Incidentminor damage
A13W0181: The Buffalo Airways Ltd. Curtiss-Wright C46A-45CU, C-GTXW, was operating as flight BFL506 from Yellowknife, NT (CYZF) to Hay River, NT (CYHY). During the initial take-off roll on Runway 16, the flight crew observed the fire light and fire bell for the No. 2 engine (Pratt and Whitney - USA, R-2800-51M3). The…
- May 13, 2013Incident
A13W0061: The Buffalo Airways Curtiis-Wright C-46 Commando, C-GTXW, was enroute from Norman Wells, NT to Yellowknife, NT. During the descent the #2 engine(Pratt & Whitney-USA, R-2800-51M3) began to backfire. The crew put the engine to idle and the backfiring continued, so a precautionary shutdown was carried out. No…
- November 9, 2012Accidentsubstantial damage
A12W0166: The Buffalo Airways Curtiss C46A-45CU (C-GTXW) was operating as BFL509 on a local flight at Yellowknife, NT (CYZF). BFL509 landed on runway 10 and rolled to intersection of runway 16/34 where the left main gear collapsed. BFL509 came to rest on left wing resulting in substantial damage. ARFF was dispatched…
- March 19, 2012Incident
A12W0027: The No. 1 engine (Pratt and Whitney R-2800) on the Buffalo Airways Curtiss-Wright C46F, registration C-GTXW, was shut down approximately 105 miles west of Yellowknife as a precaution due to extreme and excessive back firing. The aircraft continued to Yellowknife and a single-engine approach and landing was…
- December 1, 2011Incident
A11W0181: The Buffalo Airways Ltd. Curtiss-Wright C-46A-45CU, C-GTXW, was on an inspection flight in the vicinity of Yellowknife, NT when the flight crew observed decreasing oil pressure and increasing oil temperature on the No. 1 engine (Pratt & Whitney-USA, R-2800-51M3). The engine was shutdown and a single-engine…
- June 9, 2011Incident
A11W0084: The Buffalo Airways Curtiss Wright C46D, C-GTXW, was in cruise about 55 nm SE of Wrigley, NT when the No. 2 engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2800) began to run rough. A precautionary shutdown was completed and the flight continued on to Yellowknife for an uneventful landing. Update 16-Jun-2011: Maintenance and…
- December 8, 2010Incident
A10W0197: A Buffalo Airways Ltd. Curtiss-Wright C-46A-45CU (C-GTXW) was operating as BFL508 on a flight from Yellowknife, NT to Cambridge Bay, NU. At approximately 5nm north of Yellowknife, BFL508 experienced a hydraulic failure. BFL508 orbited in the vicinity of Yellowknife for 15 minutes, during which time an…
- August 20, 2010Incidentminor damage
A10C0146: The Buffalo Airways Curtiss-Wright C-46, (C-GTXW) was enroute from St Theresa Point to Thompson when the left engine began backfiring. A precautionary shutdown of the left engine was carried out. The aircraft landed uneventfully on rwy 24 at Thompson. An emergency was not declared; airport operations were…
- June 17, 2010Incident
A10C0088: The Buffalo Airways Ltd. Curtiss-Wright C46 Commando, registation C-GTXW operating as BFL517, was departing St. Theresa Point, MB. The number one engine (Pratt and Whitney R2800) began to vibrate on climbout and an immediate landing was carried out at nearby Island Lake, MB. The engine was shut down and the…
…and 13 more on file.
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).