Accident to the Jetstream3100 registered C-FNAA on 23/01/2024 near Fort Smith AD (Canada)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Canada :

C-FNAA, a British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3212, commercially registered to Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. crashed shortly after departure from Fort Smith Airport (CYSM), NT, while on route to Diavik Airport (CDK2), NT. The aircraft was located 500 meters off runway 12.

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General information
Local date	23/01/2024
Responsible entity	Canada - TSB
State or area of occurrence	Canada
Location	Near Fort Smith AD
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	6
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2025-0281

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	Canada - Northwestern Air Lease Ltd.
Manufacturer / Model	BAE - JETSTREAM3100
Aircraft Registration	C-FNAA
State of registry	Canada
Last departure point	Canada - CYSM (YSM) : Fort Smith, N.W.T.
Planned destination	Canada - CDK2 : Diavik
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	929
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.