First Air and Bradley Air Services, which operates First Air, have had a total of 11 incidents and crashes over the years involving its aircraft, six that have resulted in fatalities that killed 28 people.
Bradley Air Services
January 28, 1974: Three aircraft, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain, a de Havilland Twin Otter and a de Havilland Otter, were destroyed in a hanger fire at Carp Airport in Ottawa.
August 23, 1978: A de Havilland Twin Otter was on final approach at Frobisher Bay when it rolled and descended out of control before crashing. Six people were on board and one crew member was killed.
August 29, 1979: A de Havilland Twin Otter was approaching Frobisher Bay when the plane was spotted over the runway and making a right turn. The plane crashed about 1200 feet east of the runway, killing both crew members and all seven passengers.
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March 15, 1981: A de Havilland Twin Otter sank through the ice at Station Nord in Greenland. No one was injured.
September 15, 1988: A British Aerospace Hawker Siddeley crashed while on approach to Ottawa International Airport, killing both crew members.
January 12, 1989: Both crew members of a British Aerospace Hawker Siddeley were killed when the plane they were taking off in from Dayton International Airport in Ohio crashed into trees.
December 3, 1998: One crew member received minor injuries after a British Aerospace Hawker Siddeley went off the runway during a takeoff at Iqaluit Airport.
First Air
August 12, 1996: Two crew members were killed after a de Havilland Twin Otter crashed while attempting to land at Markham Bay, NU. The plane overshot the runway and crashed on a rocky beach.
May 22, 2001: A 737-210C was damaged beyond repair after the plane bounced while landing at Yellowknife, NT. None of the six crew members or the 98 passengers were injured.
February 25, 2004: A 737-200 landed beside the runway at Edmonton International Airport and travel 1600 feet before coming to a stop on the runway. The plane took out a number of lights and a sign, but no one was injured.
August 20, 2011: 12 people were killed and three people injured after a 737-200 crashed as it approached Resolute Bay, Nunavut.
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