No Injuries In Buffalo Airways DC-3 Crash (Updated)

A Buffalo Airways DC-3 made a belly landing short of the runway at Yellowknife Airport on Monday afternoon and it appears no one was injured. The flight to Hay River is known as “the sked” on the popular History Television series Ice Pilots and is often flown by Buffalo founder Joe McBryan. Names of the crew have not been confirmed but McBryan was not flying..

Buffalo Airways, Yellowknife, NWT<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
May 2010Various media are reporting an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff  and the crew declared an emergency before trying to return to the airport. There were 21 passengers and three crew on board.

 

 

 

 

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