Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 September 1971
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: RCMP-GRC Air Services
Registration Number: CF-MPZ
Location: near Deer Lake Airport, NL (YDF) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Exhaust systemExhaust system
Category: Accident
A DHC-3 Otter force-landed in a bog due to a power loss caused by a material failure in the exhaust system. The aircraft subsequently burned.A DHC-3 Otter force-landed in a bog due to a power loss caused by a material failure in the exhaust system. The aircraft subsequently burned.
Description
The DHC-3 Otter force-landed in a bog and burned following a power loss as a result of a material failure of the exhaust system.
Source of Information
https://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_328.htmlhttps://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_328.htmlPrimary Cause
Material failure in the exhaust system.Material failure in the exhaust system.Share on:
