BearskinAirlines flight 362, a Fairchild Swearingen Metro 23 with a crew of two and one passenger on board, was inbound to Sioux Lookout on a flight from Red Lake.
The flight crew of the BearskinAirlines Beech 99 that was flying in the area at the time of the occurrence indicated that they were in VMC at the time of the occurrence; they saw a brilliant flash, then saw debris and a fireball-type object fall to the ground.
Bearskin 362 was on the Winnipeg ACC frequency en route to Sioux Lookout.
BearskinAirlines is a regional airline based in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada.
The airline was established in 1963 and started operations in July 1963.
BearskinAirlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of January 2005): Dryden, Flin Flon, Fort Frances, Fort Severn, Greater Sudbury, Kapuskasing, Kenora, North Bay, Ottawa, Red Lake, Sault Ste.