| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 10, 1987 |
| Time: | 17:13 |
| Location: | Near Ross River, Canada |
| Operator: | Kenn Borek Air |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Fort Nelson - Ross River |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Registration: | C-GVYX |
| cn / ln: | 292 |
| Aboard: | 4 (passengers:2 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Lack of communication at the company's maintenance facility led to the dispatch of the aircraft with an unsuitable gasket in the right engine and the subsequent loss of engine oil. A single-engine go-around was attempted when the combination of single-engine performance, a low cloud base, and high terrain surrounding a confined operating area made a successful overshoot uncertain. The flaps were fully retracted before the minimum speed for single-engine flight in the zero flap configuration was achieved. |
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