Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 June 2004
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Hawk Air
Registration Number: C-GPPL
Location: Dipneedle Lake, ON –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Leading edge of the left wing.Leading edge of the left wing.
Category: Accident
A DHC-3 Otter aircraft, C-GPPL, experienced a sudden engine stoppage, resulting in a forced landing near Dipneedle Lake. The aircraft struck two dead trees, causing damage to the wing’s leading edge, and a submerged rock, creating a hole in a compartment. No injuries were reported.A DHC-3 Otter aircraft, C-GPPL, experienced a sudden engine stoppage, resulting in a forced landing near Dipneedle Lake. The aircraft struck two dead trees, causing damage to the wing’s leading edge, and a submerged rock, creating a hole in a compartment. No injuries were reported.
Description
The DHC-3 Otter aircraft, registration C-GPPL, operated by Hawk Air, experienced a sudden engine stoppage (Pratt and Whitney R1340-S3H1-G Wasp) without warning eight minutes after take-off on a flight from Hawk Junction water aerodrome (CNH6) to Esnagi Lake. The aircraft was force landed on Dipneedle Lake, approximately 10NM north of Hawk Junction. The lake was extremely narrow shortly after the point of touch-down. The left wing struck two dead trees resulting in damage to the outer four feet of the leading edge of the wing. Approaching shore, one float struck a submerged rock resulting in a one-foot hole in one compartment. There were no injuries to the five passengers or the crew of two.
Primary Cause
Sudden engine stoppage due to a potential malfunction of the Pratt & Whitney R1340-S3H1-G engine.Sudden engine stoppage due to a potential malfunction of the Pratt & Whitney R1340-S3H1-G engine.Share on:
