Air Tindi DHC-6-300 Twin Otter crash lands in northern Canada

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Air Tindi de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter with skis made a forced landing in poor weather on December 27 in northern Canada. The aircraft was on a flight from Yellowknife, NT to a frozen lake with 8 passengers...

Air Tindi de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter with skis made a forced landing in poor weather on December 27 in northern Canada.

The aircraft was on a flight from Yellowknife, NT to a frozen lake with 8 passengers and 2 crew members.

The Twin Otter was forced to land about 16 km (8.6 nm) southeast of the Diavik Diamond Mine.

There were reports of 8 being injured. 

The occupants were rescued by three helicopters and transported to the Diavik mine for treatments.

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Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter (ID unknown as of yet) made an off-airport landing about 16 km southeast of Diavik Diamond Mine, NWT, Canada leaving 8 of the 10 people on board injured in harsh weather conditions. A rescue operation is underway.https://t.co/06CSGcdZ4Mhttps://t.co/Xz2hyB1XTU pic.twitter.com/7JQaigd8ud

— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) December 28, 2023

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