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The plane is typically used as an airborne command centre to co-ordinate firefighting operations.

Police say they did not locate any survivors at the scene and are assisting in recovering the bodies.

Mike Westwick, a spokesman for NWT Fire, said they learned of the crash after the aircraft was declared overdue. 

Buffalo Airways says in a Facebook post that it was operating a Turbo Commander 690 on Wednesday that was involved in an incident. 

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published June 25, 2026.

Note to readers:This is a corrected story. An earlier version called the plane a Turbo Commander 960 bird dog. It is actually a Turbo Commander 690 bird dog.