Buffalo Airways makes 'forced landing' 9 kilometres off Hay River runway

A Buffalo Airways aircraft made a forced landing off the runway in Hay River, N.W.T., on Friday. According to Katherine Defosse, Buffalo Airways communications director, the cause was a mechanical issue. She said the two crew members on board are safe. The incident happened at about 8 a.m. Friday. Buffalo Airways 169, flying a DC-3, took off from Hay River to Yellowknife at 7:41 a.m., and then turned back toward Hay River. The aircraft headed for the airport but didn't make it. The… (www.cbc.ca) Mais...