Draft:Air Manitoba
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| AOC # | ???????? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubs | Winnepeg | ||||||
| Fleet size | 0 (34 historic) | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Manitoba Limited | ||||||
| Employees | Around 100 | ||||||
Air Manitoba was a Canadian airline that operated from 1990 to 1994 before getting its AOC revoked over safety concerns. It operated mostly in Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba[1][2]
History
[edit][5]Air Manitoba was traced back to 1953 with Ilford airways. Ilford Airways merged with Riverton Airways to make Ilford riverton airways which existed until it merged with, Northland Airlines thus creating Northland air Manitoba, Which rebranded in 1992 to Air Manitoba before ceasing in 1994 with the AOC getting revoked over safety concerns. It's routes were largely inherited by Perimeter Aviation, another regional Airline based in Winnipeg that still operates. It did operate as a leasing company around 1997 however there is little known about their leasing operations.
Safety Audits
[edit]Air Manitoba was best remembered for a crash of an HS 748 in Sandy Lake and to some extent a crash of a curtiss C 46 in Kenya, but there was more accidents, this includes a crash of a C 47 in Pickle Lake, A Noorduyn Norseman in Sharpe Lake, and in Selkirk. There was also 3 accidents at Ilford Riverton Airways. The HS 748 crash led to Air Manitoba get grounded and later it's AOC revoked sometime during 1994. They Continued as a leasing compony until 1997 but there is no evidence related to a fine to them. Additionally there is no public info about fines from predecessor companies.
Fleet
[edit]| Plane | Parked | In Service | Historic |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 748 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| C 46 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| C 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cessna 208 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cessna 402 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DHC 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 or 3 |
| Piper PA 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Piper PA 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DHC 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Beech Kingair | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ??? | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Destinations
[edit]| Country | City | Airport | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Winnepeg | CYWG | Hub |
| Gardenhill | CYIV | ||
| Gods Lake Narows | CYGO | ||
| Oxford House | CYOH | ||
| St Theresa Pt | CYST | ||
| Sandy Lake | CZSJ | ||
| Red Sucker Lake | CYRS |
Accidents
[edit]Air Manitoba
[edit][11]On October 11 1965 while flying over selkirk the Noorduyn Norseman crashed during unknown circumstances. The pilot was killed
[12]On june 23 1967 another Noorduyn Norseman stalled and crashed at sharpe lake killing the pilot
[13]On September 25 1975 a DC 3 undershot the runway and hit a building killing all 3 people
[14]On May 11 1987 a DC 3 crashed during the landing phase in pickle lake killing both people
[15]On July 10 1993 an HS 748 registered as C-FAGI suffered substantial damage after skidding off the runway. It was repaired and all 43 occupants survived
[5][16]On november 10 1993 an HS 748 registered C-GQTH crashed after taking off from Sandy lake Ontario killing all 7 occupants. The cause was deemed to be most likely loss of situational awareness. Air Manitoba was fined as a result and this was the second crash in less than 6 months of each other as the other one is C-FAGI. The witness of the crash was a ten year old girl named Lindsay Kakaepetum who saw a lots of red light and a small fire in the tail. Air Manitoba set up a counselling help line for distraught staff and crew members. It was Air Manitoba's deadliest crash and it wanted to continue it's business as usual for the past 3 deacades
[17]On April 23 1994 a C 46 flying a chartered flight crashed in Kenya after losing the left engine for unknown reasons. The crew survived but the plane was destroyed beyond repair
Ilford Riverton Airways
[edit]Like Air Manitoba Ilford Riverton has had it's fair share of accidents, a total of 3 reported
[18]After landing at Shamattawa Airport the C46 began taxiing and went off course when the right landing gear got damaged
[19]While on approach to Fort Severn the C 47 struck the bank of fort severn and crashed into a graveyard. All 3 occupants died
[20]Shortly after taking off the D 18 climbed to about 100 feet banked right and stalled killing all 9 occupants. This Makes it the deadliest crash of an Air Manitoba Predecessor
Other
[edit]C-GATD was also destroyed in an overrun in Kasabonika while in service with Wasaya Airways[21]
[22]In addition C-FTTW was destroyed in a ground fire at Sandy Lake while in service with Wasaya airways, again.
[23]A PBY catalina formerly owned by Ilford riverton Airways crashed in Plymouth of the UK while operating for Jonathan Seagull Holdings. All 4 occupants survived
References
[edit]Further reading
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- ^ "Airline Grounded: Surprise inspection turns up problems at Air Manitoba". The Winnipeg Sun. 1994-01-22. p. 21. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "AIR MANITOBA LIMITED - KOMOKA ON CANADA". www.companiesofcanada.com. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ^ "Air Manitoba history from Americas, Canada". Airline History. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "Aviation Investigation Report" (PDF). Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ a b "Crash of an Avro 748-234-2A in Sandy Lake: 7 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ rzjets.net https://rzjets.net/operators/?show=6026. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Air-Britain. "Aviation photographs of Operator: Air Manitoba (7N / NAM)". abpic.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "airmanitoba photos on Flickr". Flickr. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "AirHistory.net - Ilford Riverton Airways aircraft photos". www.airhistory.net. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Air_Manitoba_'86". bluegrassairlines.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ [.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-noorduyn-norseman-near-selkirk-1-killed .https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-noorduyn-norseman-near-selkirk-1-killed].
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman IV in Sharpe Lake: 1 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) CF-AII, Thursday 25 September 1975". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Douglas C-47J (DC-3) C-FADD, Monday 11 May 1987". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Runway excursion Accident Hawker Siddeley HS-748-244 Srs. 2A C-FAGI, Saturday 10 July 1993". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Tragedy mourned". The Winnipeg Sun. 1993-11-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Crash of a Curtiss C-46F Commando in Lokichoggio | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Ground accident of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando in Shamattawa | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Fort Severn: 3 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Fort Severn: 3 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "'All the island and many other islands also'", Atlantis Destroyed, Routledge, pp. 15–27, 2002-01-04, doi:10.4324/9780203024867-8, ISBN 978-0-203-02486-7, retrieved 2025-10-12
- ^ "Ground fire of an Avro 748-264-2A in Sandy Lake | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Plymouth | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2025-10-15.