CGNWN – BOEING 737 – 2011-08-20 NTSB Accident Report

On August 20, 2011, a Boeing 737 (CGNWN) was involved in an accident near Resolute, CA. The aircraft was destroyed.

On August 20, 2011, about 1230 central daylight time (local), a Boeing 737-200, Canadian registration CGNWN, operated by First Air in a combination passenger/freight configuration as flight 6560 and equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines, impacted terrain approximately 1 mile east of the airport while on approach for landing at Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada. Of the four crew and eleven passengers, twelve occupants were fatally injured.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSB in their investigation.

This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA11RA097. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft CGNWN.