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. 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. Yellowknife-based Buffalo Airways, which operates World War II-era aircraft, was featured in History Television's Ice Pilots NWT. Buffalo Airways has a history of hard landings and other incidents.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2019 16:53 UTC