Friday, December 11, 2015

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, C-FKDL, Wasaya Airways: Fatal accident occurred December 11, 2015 near Pickle Lake Airport, Ontario, Canada

NTSB Identification: CEN16WA063
Accident occurred Friday, December 11, 2015 in Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada, Canada
Aircraft: CESSNA 208B, registration:
Injuries: 1 Fatal.

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On December 11, 2015, about 0910 eastern standard time, a Canadian registered Cessna 208B, C-FKDL, impacted terrain approximately 15 nautical miles north of Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Canada. Further information may be obtained from:

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THUNDER BAY – Transport Canada has started their investigation of the crash of Wasaya Airways Flight 127. The investigation at the initial level is expected to last about ten days. It will likely be up to a year before the investigation report is released.

Transport Canada has released images of the Cessna Caravan aircraft at the crash site.

The initial investigation will cover the training of the pilot, the condition and history of the aircraft in terms of mechanical issues and maintenance. Weather conditions are also going to be investigated.

There has been a lot of discussion on some of the professional pilot forums over this incident.

The crash came on Friday and initial search and rescue and recovery operations were delayed by weather conditions in the area which included freezing rain and snow.

The flight crashed north of Pickle Lake enroute to Wakekeka First Nation. Wasaya Airways Flight 127 was a cargo flight, there were no passengers on board.

The pilot did not report a Mayday, and the body of pilot was found at the crash site.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.





Two investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada will arrive today at the site of a cargo plane crash that claimed the life of its pilot.

Nick Little was found unresponsive and was unable to be resuscitated by search and rescue crews late Friday night.

Little had been piloting a Wasaya Airways cargo plane bound for Wapekeka First Nation, but was reported overdue and no longer in radio communication Friday morning.

The plane was spotted hours later by Canadian Forces Search and Rescue based in Trenton, who reported that the aircraft was down and stationary about 28 kilometres north of Pickle Lake. Rescue crews reached the site on ground around 10:50 p.m. Friday and remained on site until Little’s body could be airlifted out.

Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Roxanne Daoust said the investigators will be examining and documenting the wreckage.


The pilot of Wasaya Airways Flight 127 that went missing on Friday was found dead by search and rescue crews.

It took searchers several hours to reach the downed plane, with freezing rain hampering efforts on the ground. The plane had been spotted from the air much earlier in the day.

“Upon arrival, crews found the lone occupant of the aircraft, our Capt. Nick Little, not responsive and he could not be resuscitated,” said Sharon Smith-Baxter, in a release issued early Saturday morning.

“Rescue crews are on site now and will remain on site through the night awaiting additional resources to airlift our fallen crew member home.”

The plane, a Cessna 208B cargo aircraft, was flying between Pickle Lake and Angling Lake. It was overdue and when the pilot did not respond to radio calls, a search party was formed.

The plane left Pickle Lake at 9 a.m. on Friday.

Canadian Forces Search and Rescue began their air reconnaissance at about 1:15 p.m. approximately 28 kilometres northeast of Pickle Lake.

A helicopter was unable to reach the site because of heavy icing. Just before 4 p.m. the OPP launched a ground rescue effort, arriving on foot at about 10:50 p.m.

“We are devastated by the loss of Capt. Little,” said Wasaya president and CEO Michael Rodyniuk. “We have lost a dear friend and valued colleague. Our thoughts are with Nick’s family.”

Source: http://www.tbnewswatch.com

Wasaya Airways:  http://www.wasaya.com

The pilot of a cargo plane that crashed Friday north of Pickle Lake has been found dead.

A media release issued shortly after midnight by Wasaya Airways confirmed the bad news after a long day of trying to reach the crash site.

The release said search and rescue crews going in on ground finally reached the site at approximately 10:50 p.m. The pilot, Nick Little was found, but was not responsive and could not be resuscitated. Crews were remaining on the site through the night until Little’s body could be airlifted out.

“We are devastated by the loss of Capt. Little. We have lost a dear friend and valued colleague,” Wasaya Airways president and CEO Michael Rodyniuk said in the release. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Nick’s family.”

Flight 127, a Cessna 208B cargo plane, left Pickle Lake Friday morning enroute to the Wapekeka First Nation, but was reported overdue and no longer in radio contact as of about 9:20 a.m. Canadian Forces Search and Rescue based in Trenton advised police about 2 1/2 hours later that the aircraft was down and stationary in the Pickle Lake area.

A Wasaya news release issued Friday afternoon said that search and rescue aircraft spotted what appeared to be Flight 127, about 28 kilometres north of Pickle Lake.

Inclement weather hampered efforts to reach the crash site.

Source:  http://www.chroniclejournal.com

Wasaya Airways :  http://www.wasaya.com

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