What the records say
- When
- 13 Dec 2017
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 59.34° N, 107.20° W
- Description
- 2017 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 1
- Injured
- 24
- Participants
- 3
- Cause
- atmospheric icing
West Wind Aviation Flight 282
2017 aviation accident in Canada
West Wind Aviation Flight 282 was a domestic passenger flight from Fond-du-Lac Airport to Stony Rapids Airport, Canada. The aircraft was an ATR 42-320 registered C-GWEA. On 13 December 2017, shortly after taking off from Fond-du-Lac, the ATR-42 lost altitude and hit the ground. All 25 passengers and crew initially survived the crash, but one passenger later died of his injuries in hospital.
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