Yellowknife (CYZF) Twin Otter crash 22/9

[srgalahad]

"A Twin Otter float plane that clipped a condominium then crashed onto a Yellowknife street left two dead and seven injured."

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/09/22/north-plane-house.html

 

[CG_1976]

Any closer in old town and it would have been my place. 2 crashes in the Arctic so far. But a Twotter is very weird, considering it is the god of aviation there with the 737-200. RIP.

 

[srgalahad]

updated info:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/23/yellowknife-plane-crash-investigation.html

It makes it a bit more personal as I likely knew the family of one of the crew

 

[CG_1976]

Master Corporal Stacey was a close friend of my wife. Thank you for posting srgalahad. I'll let my wife know as soon as she gets back safe from deployment in Oct.