Everyone aboard the plane that made an emergency landing on Highway 1 near Fort Simpson on Thursday afternoon is reportedly uninjured.
Fort Simpson RCMP were the first to respond to what it called an "aviation incident" that happened north of the village around the area of Marten River.
In response to questions from NNSL Media about the incident, Liam McDonald, media relations co-ordinator for the Transportation Safety Board, said it was a "forced approach" with one pilot and two passengers aboard.
No injuries were reported as a result, nor was there any damage to the aircraft, McDonald added.
"We are currently gathering information and assessing the occurrence, but we are not deploying investigators," he said.
Once the TSB has finished gathering information, the classification of the investigation would be determined according to the TSB's Policy on Occurrence Classification.
The plane in question is apparently a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, according to someone at the scene. A search of the call letters on the aircraft — C-GMGD — shows that it was once operated by Alpine Aviation based in Whitehorse. A logo on the tail of the plane would indicate that it is now operated by Simpson Air.
NNSL Media has contacted the Department of Infrastructure to see if that particular stretch of highway remains closed or has reopened to traffic. A response was still pending as of the time of publication.
