Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 October 1961
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada CSR-123 Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 9414
Location: Saint-Hyacinthe, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control system, particularly the flight control surfaces.Aircraft control system, particularly the flight control surfaces.
Category: Accident
An attempted maximum performance climb resulted in a loss of directional control, leading to a crash into a silo.An attempted maximum performance climb resulted in a loss of directional control, leading to a crash into a silo.
Description
The pilot lost directional control during an attempted maximum performance climb on an overshoot and the aircraft crashed into a silo.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_391.htmlhttp://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_391.htmlPrimary Cause
Excessive climb rate combined with an overshoot caused a loss of control.Excessive climb rate combined with an overshoot caused a loss of control.Share on:
