Date:	Wednesday 10 November 1993
Time:	18:05
Type:	Hawker Siddeley HS-748-234 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator:	Air Manitoba
Registration:	C-GQTH
MSN:	1617
Year of manufacture:	1967
Total airframe hrs:	29284 hours
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	2 km NW of Sandy Lake Airport, ON (ZSJ) -   Canada
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Sandy Lake Airport, ON (ZSJ/CZSJ)
Destination airport:	Winnipeg International Airport, MB (YWG/CYWG)
Investigating agency:	TSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft took off from Winnipeg at 1438 CST for a flight to Sandy Lake, St. Theresa Point, Island Lake and return to Winnipeg. On arrival at Sandy Lake at approximately 1549, the crew attempted to land but were unable to because of the low ceiling and visibility. They then diverted to St.Theresa Point, landing at 1630. The flight departed St. Theresa Point for Sandy Lake at 1720. The aircraft landed at approximately 1745 at Sandy Lake, where 22 passengers deplaned while four remained on board; the aircraft was not refuelled or otherwise serviced at Sandy Lake. During the stop, both engines were shut down.
The aircraft took off from runway 29 at Sandy Lake at approximately 1805 and entered a right turn. Witnesses indicate that the aircraft appeared to fly at a lower than normal height throughout the turn. After turning through approximately 120 degrees, the aircraft descended into 100-foot trees and crashed. The aircraft struck the ground about 1 nm northwest of the airport.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "After take-off, the crew most likely lost situational awareness and, as a result, did not detect the increasing deviation from their intended flight path. Contributing to the loss of situational awareness was the lack of AC power to some of the flight instruments; the reason for the lack of AC power could not be determined."

Accident Prevention Vol. 52, no.10 (Oct. 1995) / Flight Safety Foundation
Air Safety Week 17 April 1995 (p. 3,4)
Scramble 174
Scramble 176

photo (c) Brian Maddison

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