C-GVYX — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

November 10, 1987Accident
The DHC-4A Caribou aircraft was en route from Calgary to Ross River where it was to be used to transport silver ore concentrate from the mines at Plata to Ross River.
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou · 2 fatalities
The Canadian Aviation Safety Board determined that a lack of communication at the company's maintenance facility led to the dispatch of the aircraft with an unsuitable gasket in the right engine, and the subsequent loss of engine oil. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records3 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (November 10, 1987).

November 10, 1987Accidentdestroyed
DE Havilland DHC-4 (CARIBOU) · Ross River 2W · 2 fatalities · A87W0073
N/a
August 11, 1986Incident
DE Havilland DHC-4 (CARIBOU) · Enroute · A86W4066
On t/o engine ingested some turf into the air intake. Engine ran rough & was shut down.
June 14, 1981Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-4 (CARIBOU) · Morinville 3 S · A81W0058
The a/c was climbing through 5000 ft when the left propeller oversped producing a yaw to the right. This suggested a loss of power from the right engine. The pilot stated that he could not get power from the right engine so he finally feathered the propeller. The runaway propeller on the left engine could not be…

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