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First Air Jet Crash Update
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Gilbert Hechema What: First Air Boeing 737-210C en route from Yellow Knife to Resolute Where: near Resolute Airport, Nunavut, Canada When: August 20, 2011 Who: 4 crew, 11 passengers, 12 fatalities Why: After the First Air jet was on final instrument landing system approach... »
Mystery Boeing Crash in Nunavut Canada
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Gilbert Hechema What: First Air Boeing 737-210C en route from Yellow Knife to Resolute Where: near Resolute Airport, Nunavut, Canada When: August 20, 2011 Who: 4 crew, 11 passengers, 12 fatalities Why: On approach to Resolute Bay Airport, the plane impacted the hillside. The... »
Ice on PT2 Probe Disrupts Take Off
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Yuda What: First Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Winnipeg,MB to Rankin Inlet,NU Where: Winnipeg When: Feb 18th 2011 Who: not available Why: The plane rejected takeoff on receipt of the left engine’s low power indication. Maintenance subsequently found ice on the PT2 probe.... »
First Air: False Overheat
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Yuda What: A First Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Norman Wells, to Inuvik Where: Inuvik When: Nov 15th 2010 Who: 22 aboard Why: After takeoff, the right engine’s warning light came on. The crew declared an emergency but continued to Inuvik to make... »
First Air Lands Safely at Iqaluit with One Engine Down
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Invader26 What: First Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-300 en route from Pangnirtung to Iqaluit Where: Iqaluit When: Nov 9th 2010 Who: 13 on board Why: North East of Iqaluit, low oil forced pilots to shut down an engine. The pilot dropped to a... »
First Air Altitude/Speed At Odds
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Peter Tsagaris What: First Air Boeing 767-200 en route from Ottawa to Iqaluit Where: Iqaluit When: Dec 12th 2009 Who: 4 crew Why: The runway was not clear (assuming this means weather /precipitation) and after takeoff, airspeed dropped as the plane climbed, and the... »
