Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 December 1956
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 3684
Location: Postville, NL –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Port wingPort wing
Category: Accident
An Otter ski-equipped aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure on the ice at Postville, Labrador, resulting in the loss of the port wing. The icebreak occurred during taxying, and subsequent sinking led to the aircraft being wedged over.An Otter ski-equipped aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure on the ice at Postville, Labrador, resulting in the loss of the port wing. The icebreak occurred during taxying, and subsequent sinking led to the aircraft being wedged over.
Description
The ski-equipped Otter operated on a Christmas supply run to a number of points along the Canadian Labrador coast. On the ice at Postville, the left-hand ski broke through the ice as the pilot was taxying to the shore. The port wing came to rest on the ice. Salvage was impossible as the aircraft sank through the ice and became wedged over time.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_45.html, http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_3650_3699_detailed.htmlhttp://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_45.html, http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_3650_3699_detailed.htmlPrimary Cause
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