- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: December 13, 2017
Time: 1815
Location: Near Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan
Operator: West Wind Aviation
Flight #: ?
Route: Fond-du-Lac - Stony Rapids
AC Type: ATR42-320
Registration: C-GWEA
cn / ln: 240
Aboard: 25   (passengers:22  crew:3)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:1  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: Shortly after taking off, the aircraft lost altitude and descended into trees. All 22 passengers and 3 crew survived but there were several injuries. One passenger died two weeks after the accident. During the descent, the aircraft encountered icing conditions and the anti-icing system was activated. When the anti-icing system was turned off, residual ice remained on portions of the aircraft. When the plane took off again it could not gain altitude and crashed. Also, there was inadequate de icing equipment at the airport.
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