Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 September 1982
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Central Mountain Air Services
Registration Number: C-FDJA
Location: near Two Bridge Lake, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed in a canyon approximately 10 minutes after take-off due to a stalled flight caused by an overloaded aircraft within a confined area. The pilot, familiar with the terrain, initiated a steep turn, resulting in a stall.An aircraft crashed in a canyon approximately 10 minutes after take-off due to a stalled flight caused by an overloaded aircraft within a confined area. The pilot, familiar with the terrain, initiated a steep turn, resulting in a stall.
Description
The aircraft crashed 10 minutes after take-off in a canyon, several miles east of track. Witnesses saw the aircraft at low altitude, and photographs taken by passengers confirm it was flying very low. The pilot flew into a confined area and the overloaded aircraft could not outclimb the terrain. In an attempt to reverse course, the pilot initiated a steep turn and the aircraft stalled. The pilot was very familiar with the area, and the enroute weather was good.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DlwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CqUFAAAAIBAJ&dq=otter%20plane&pg=1138%2C4088943https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DlwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CqUFAAAAIBAJ&dq=otter%20plane&pg=1138%2C4088943Primary Cause
Overloaded aircraft within a confined area.Overloaded aircraft within a confined area.Share on:
