Buffalo DC3 at Hay River on Dec 17th 2014, smoking engine
Last Update: December 21, 2014 / 19:12:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Buffalo Airways
Flight number
J4-169
Departure
Hay River, Canada
Destination
Yellowknife, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWZS
Aircraft Type
DOUGLAS DC-3
ICAO Type Designator
DC3
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Buffalo Airways
Flight number
J4-169
Departure
Hay River, Canada
Destination
Yellowknife, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWZS
Aircraft Type
DOUGLAS DC-3
ICAO Type Designator
DC3
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