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Plane fighting wildfires with 3 on board crashes in Northwest Territories

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Jun, 2026 10:27 AM
  • Plane fighting wildfires with 3 on board crashes in Northwest Territories

A small plane carrying three people fighting fires in the Northwest Territories has crashed.

Mounties haven't said if anyone on board survived.

The crash happened Wednesday night about 50 kilometres from Fort Simpson, west of Yellowknife.

RCMP say officers were able to reach the site and have launched an investigation.

They say the aircraft is a Turbo Commander 960 Bird Dog, which is typically used as an airborne command centre to co-ordinate firefighting operations.

Police say Transportation Safety Board investigators have been called in.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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