Buffalo Air C-46 down, gear up run off runway, - all ok

kenair · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:38 am

Buffalo Air C-46 down, gear up run off runway, - all walk away

http://www.cbc.ca/1.3244335
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http://www.myyellowknifenow.com/8359/breaking-plane-crashes-in-deline-no-fatalies-reported/
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K5DH · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:14 pm

Wow, sad news. I'm a big fan of Ice Pilots NWT. I'm really glad to hear that no one was seriously injured. I hope the Commando can be salvaged and doesn't end up being uneconomical to repair.

hang the expense · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:40 am

She is toast.If you look at the damage to the underside of the nose it is really bad.Very expensive to repair not to mention the busted gear and the engines and props.

jtramo · **Joined:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:39 pm **Posts:** 359

Noble bird and typical American of the future. Work until you die. So sad yet impressive at the same time.

Brenden S · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:51 am

Has there been any other images surface yet?

Thomas_Mac · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:35 am

Few more pictures here.

http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopi ... 8&t=105470

TheBigBadGman · **Joined:** Sun May 27, 2012 1:14 am **Posts:** 111

I don't know, Hang, what do you mean "she is toast?" Too damaged to fly, or too damaged to put on display?

This looks like a grand opportunity for a museum to pick her up at a decent cost. We've worked on worse.

WIXerGreg · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:58 pm

Unfortunately it's worse than the first picture makes it look.

http://www.pprune.org/canada/568294-buf ... g-nwt.html

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:06 pm

The scrapman cometh!

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:06 pm

Or the scavengers cometh and the hulk turns into a local landmark?

marine air · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:03 pm

When the NTSB first became available online, I went back to 1960 -1963 years and reviewed some of the months from those years. They were losing about a C-46 a month to such accidents. It explained to me where they all went. Now there are maybe 5 flying worldwide (just a guess). Attrition will slowly claim those eventually. Neat old airplane.

Brenden S · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2015 4:18 am

Thanks for the links. Everything is repairable, however I don't think they will spend the money required.

Fearless Tower · **Joined:** Thu May 26, 2011 5:14 pm **Posts:** 365

Why isn't the right prop feathered???

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